Brown-headed Greenlet

Brown-headed GreenletThe Brown-headed Greenlet has a brown head and olive-green back. In northern Brazil it occurs in flooded forest and white-sand woodland, where it searches leaf undersides for insects and caterpillars. Its range also extends into eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela.What does it look like?The crown is brown, the back and wings olive-green, and the underparts grayish white. The upper bill is dark, while the lower bill is pinkish yellow.How does it live?The Brown-headed Greenlet has a brown head and olive-green back. In northern Brazil it occurs in flooded forest and white-sand woodland, where it searches leaf undersides for insects and caterpillars. Its range also extends into eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela.Brazilian records include flooded igapó forest and white-sand campina. It forages in pairs or mixed flocks among leafy branches, hanging beneath leaves to take insects and caterpillars; it also eats small fruit.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.