Lesser Greenlet

Pachysylvia decurtata

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Vireonidae
Genus
Pachysylvia
eBird Code
lesgre1

Taxonomy Changes

Hylophilus decurtatus Pachysylvia decurtata

Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.

Vocalizations

Dan MacNeal · CC_BY_4_0
Jo Roberts · CC0_1_0
Evan Centanni · CC0_1_0
Court Harding · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (6)

  • Pachysylvia decurtata brevipennis

    eastern Mexico

  • Pachysylvia decurtata darienensis

    tropical eastern Panama and northern Colombia

  • Pachysylvia decurtata decurtata

    southern Belize and Guatemala to central Panama

  • Pachysylvia decurtata dickermani

    southeastern Mexico (except Yucatan Peninsula)

  • Pachysylvia decurtata minor

    tropical southwestern Colombia (Nariño) to western Ecuador and far northern Peru

  • Pachysylvia decurtata phillipsi

    Yucatan Peninsula (southeastern Mexico) and northern Belize

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.