Dwarf Vireo (Vireo nelsoni)

Other Names (World)
Dwarf Vireo, Nelson's Vireo

Family
Vireonidae (Vireos)

Size
10 - 10.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Bond, 1936

Habitat
Thickets, scrubby hedgerows, brushy hillsides, riverside woodlands. From 1,000 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Mexico (B).

South-western Mexico from eastern Jalisco, north-eastern Colima and southern Guanajuato southern in highlands to Guerrero, Puebla and Oaxaca.

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 (3)...)

Dwarf Vireo (Vireo nelsoni) [XC351116]
by Al\u00e1n Palacios from Carretera 175\/Tuxtepec-Oaxaca--Km 200-205, Oaxaca, Mexico (song)

Dwarf Vireo (Vireo nelsoni) [XC735844]
by id from Tlalixtac de Cabrera, Tlalixtac de Cabrera, Oaxaca, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Initially named as Vireo nanus, but that name invalid, as preoccupied. Probably most closely related to, and has been thought to form a superspecies or to be conspecific with, Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla).

References
See References.

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