Birds of Mexico

    PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae (Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers)  
Genus: Vireo (20 species, 34 worldwide)

Genus Vireo, Vireos, are small 'New World' songbirds around 11-13 cm., similar to Warblers but with a sturdier bill and a more musical song. Some species migrate south. Vireos are in the family Vireonidae, which includes Greenlets.


Black-capped Vireo
Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla) Near Threatened
Texas, United States  
   
Photograph by Alan Schmierer   Image has been placed in the Public Domain.


Cozumel Vireo
Cozumel Vireo (Vireo bairdi) Near Threatened ENDEMIC
Club Campestre, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Tom Benson     Copyright and usage info


Bell's Vireo
Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
Pena Blanca Lake, Arizona, United States  
   
Photograph by Alan Schmierer   Image has been placed in the Public Domain.


Slaty Vireo
Slaty Vireo (Vireo brevipennis brevipennis) ENDEMIC
Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Cassin's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii)
 
   
Photograph by Rick Leche     Copyright and usage info


Yellow-throated Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
Otún Quimbaya Wildlife Sanctuary, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant.

Yellow-green Vireo
Yellow-green Vireo (Vireo flavoviridis flavoviridis)
Mastatal, Puriscal, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Similar to Red-eyed Vireo, but, among other differences, the eye brow is less white and less pronounced. This species migrates from Mexico and Central America to South America.

Warbling Vireo
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
Bear Paw Ranch Sanctuary, California, United States  
   
Photograph by Tom Benson     Copyright and usage info


White-eyed Vireo
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus maynardi)
Birch State Park, Florida, United States  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant to Mexico and Cuba. Southern races are less yellow.

Hutton's Vireo
Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
Eucalyptus Park, Chino Hills, California, United States  
   
Photograph by Tom Benson     Copyright and usage info


Golden Vireo
Golden Vireo (Vireo hypochryseus) ENDEMIC
Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


Brown-capped Vireo
Brown-capped Vireo (Vireo leucophrys mirandae)
Santa Marta Sierra Nevada, Magdalena, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Yucatan Vireo
Yucatan Vireo (Vireo magister magister)
Club Campestre, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Tom Benson     Copyright and usage info


Dwarf Vireo
Dwarf Vireo (Vireo nelsoni) ENDEMIC
Sierra de Manantlan Biosphere Reserve, Jalisco, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Darrin O'Brien   © All Rights Reserved.


Red-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
San Jeronimo, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. Arrives early, and migrates to Central America and the top half of South America. Note red eye. Compare to non-migratory Chivi Vireo, once considered the same species.

Mangrove Vireo
Mangrove Vireo (Vireo pallens pallens)
Bajamar, Puntarenas, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Mangrove Vireo
Mangrove Vireo (Vireo pallens)
West End, Roatan, Honduras  
   
Photograph by Tom Benson     Copyright and usage info

Races in Mexico are more yellow.

Philadelphia Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
Ohio, United States  
   
Photograph by Melanie C. Underwood     Copyright and usage info


Plumbeous Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus)
San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz, California, ISA  
   
Photograph by Julio Mulero     Copyright and usage info


Blue-headed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
Tampa, Florida, United States  
   
Photograph by Melanie C. Underwood     Copyright and usage info


Grey Vireo
Grey Vireo (Vireo vicinior)
Coconino National Forest, Arizona, United States  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.



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