Slaty Vireo (Vireo brevipennis)

Other Names (World)
Slaty Vireo, Green-winged Vireo

Family
Vireonidae (Vireos)

Size
11 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1858)

Habitat
Dense borders, hedgerows, mixed scrubby woodlands, low brush. From 1,200 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Mexico (B).

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Slaty Vireo (Vireo brevipennis) [XC737882]
by Manuel Grosselet Georgita Ruiz from Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico (begging call, hatchling or nestling)

Slaty Vireo (Vireo brevipennis) [XC681653]
by Manuel Grosselet from San Pablo Etla, San Pablo Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
This genus and Hylophilus sometimes placed together in a subfamily Vireoninae. Placed by some authors in a monotypic genus, Neochloe, because of its atypically rounded tail and highly distinctive plumage, quite unlike that of all other vireos. Subspecies browni considered poorly differentiated by some authorities.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

brevipennis (Sclater, PL, 1858) - Central Mexico from Jalisco and Colima east to Morelos, Veracruz and Oaxaca.
browni (Miller, AH & Ray, 1944) - South-western Mexico (Guerrero).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Slaty Vireo (Vireo brevipennis) - 10 files

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