Birds of Nicaragua


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


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

Northern migrant.


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 (Vireo gilvus) Bear Paw Ranch Sanctuary, California, United States
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White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Northern migrant to Mexico and Cuba. Southern races are less yellow.


Brown-capped Vireo (Vireo leucophrys mirandae) Santa Marta Sierra Nevada, Magdalena, Colombia
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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 (Vireo pallens pallens) Bajamar, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Mangrove Vireo (Vireo pallens) West End, Roatan, Honduras
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Races in Mexico are more yellow.


Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) Ohio, United States
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Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) Tampa, Florida, United States
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