Birds of the World

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

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-whiskered Vireo
Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus barbatulus)
Range: NA: se USA and West Indies
Lucaya, Bahamas
  Similar to Red-eyed Vireo, but black malar stripe distinctive.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Red-eyed Vireo but note malar stripe. Moves north in the summer from northern South America to Florida and the Caribbean, along with the Grey Kingbird and Swallow-tailed Kite.

Providencia Vireo
Providencia Vireo (Vireo approximans)
Range: MA: Isla Providencia, Isla Santa Catalina
Isla Santa Catalina, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Mateo Gable   Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Found on the island of Isla Providencia as well as Isla Santa Catalina. Both islands are near Nicaragua but are Colombian territory. Treated by HBW as a race of the Mangrove Vireo.

Black-capped Vireo
Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla) Near Threatened
Range: NA, MA: sc USA and Mexico
Texas, United States  
   
Photograph by Alan Schmierer   Image has been placed in the Public Domain.


Cozumel Vireo
Cozumel Vireo (Vireo bairdi) Near Threatened
Range: MA: Cozumel I. (Mexico)
Club Campestre, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Tom Benson     Copyright and usage info


Bell's Vireo
Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
Range: NA, MA: sc, sw USA to Nicaragua
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)
Range: MA: s Mexico
Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


San Andres Vireo
San Andres Vireo (Vireo caribaeus) Vulnerable
Range: MA: Isla Andrés
Isla San Andres, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Found on Isla San Andres. Most closely related to Thick-billed Vireo.
From back.

Yellow-winged Vireo
Yellow-winged Vireo (Vireo carmioli)
Range: MA: Costa Rica and Panama
Guadalupe, Panama  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Cassin's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii)
Range: NA, MA: sw Canada through w USA to Baja California (nw Mexico)
 
   
Photograph by Rick Leche     Copyright and usage info


Chivi Vireo
Chivi Vireo (Vireo chivi chivi)
Range: SA: w, sw Amazonia s to c Argentina
Aguas Calientes, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A non-migratory and/or austral migrant version of the Red-eyed Vireo, and does not have a red eye. Note yellow vent.

Thick-billed Vireo
Thick-billed Vireo (Vireo crassirostris crassirostris)
Range: NA: West Indies
Taino Beach, Lucaya, Bahamas  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Yellow-throated Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
Range: NA: sc, se Canada to sc, se USA
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)
Range: MA: widespread, also s Texas
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)
Range: NA, MA: widespread
Bear Paw Ranch Sanctuary, California, United States  
   
Photograph by Tom Benson     Copyright and usage info


Noronha Vireo
Noronha Vireo (Vireo gracilirostris) Near Threatened
Range: SA: Ilha Fernando de Noronha
Isla Noronha, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Marco Cruz   © All Rights Reserved.


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

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

Cuban Vireo
Cuban Vireo (Vireo gundlachii)
Range: NA: Cuba
Bermejas Forest Reserve, Cuba  
   
Photograph by Patty McGann     Copyright and usage info


Hutton's Vireo
Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
Range: NA, MA: sw Canada to w Guatemala
Eucalyptus Park, Chino Hills, California, United States  
   
Photograph by Tom Benson     Copyright and usage info


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


Puerto Rican Vireo
Puerto Rican Vireo (Vireo latimeri)
Range: NA: Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.


Brown-capped Vireo
Brown-capped Vireo (Vireo leucophrys mirandae)
Range: MA, SA: Mexico to n Bolivia
Santa Marta Sierra Nevada, Magdalena, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Yucatan Vireo
Yucatan Vireo (Vireo magister magister)
Range: MA: c, also Cayman Is.
Club Campestre, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Tom Benson     Copyright and usage info


Choco Vireo
Choco Vireo (Vireo masteri) Near Threatened
Range: SA: Colombia
Reserva Amagusa, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Bob Zaremba   © All Rights Reserved.


Jamaican Vireo
Jamaican Vireo (Vireo modestus)
Range: NA: Jamaica
Blue Mountains National Park, Jamaica  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.


Flat-billed Vireo
Flat-billed Vireo (Vireo nanus)
Range: NA: Hispaniola
Dominican Republic  
   
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info


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


Red-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Range: NA: Canada and c, e USA
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.

Blue Mountain Vireo
Blue Mountain Vireo (Vireo osburni) Near Threatened
Range: NA: Jamaica
Blue Mountains NP, Jamaica  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.


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

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

Races in Mexico are more yellow.

Philadelphia Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
Range: NA: c, s Canada to nc, ne USA
Ohio, United States  
   
Photograph by Melanie C. Underwood     Copyright and usage info


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


Tepui Vireo
Tepui Vireo (Vireo sclateri)
Range: SA: tepuis of Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil
Tafelberg, Suriname,  
   
Photograph by John Mittermeier   © All Rights Reserved.


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


Grey Vireo
Grey Vireo (Vireo vicinior)
Range: NA, MA: sw USA and nw Mexico
Coconino National Forest, Arizona, United States  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.



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