Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo (Vireolanius leucotis)

Other Names (World)
Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo, Grey-capped Shrike-vireo, Gray-capped Shrike-vireo

Family
Vireonidae (Vireos)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Swainson, 1837)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest. From sea-level - 2,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (31)...)

Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo (Vireolanius leucotis) [XC232206]
by Niels Krabbe from Rio Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil (call, song)

Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo (Vireolanius leucotis) [XC610634]
by Jerome Fischer from Nuevo Mundo, El Jardin de la sierra, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
Genus formerly placed in its own separate family, Vireolaniidae. Alternatively, is sometimes placed in a subfamily, Vireolaniinae. Present species has been placed by some authorities in separate genus, Smaragdolanius, along with Green Shrike-vireo (Vireolanius pulchellus) and Yellow-browed Shrike-vireo (Vireolanius eximius).

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

mikettae Hartert, 1900 - Western Colombia (south of R San Juan) and western Ecuador (south to north-western Azuay). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Pale-legged Shrike-vireo (Vireolanius mikettae).
leucotis (Swainson, 1837) - Southern Venezuela (Bol��var, Amazonas) and the Guianas south to northern Brazil (north of Amazon); extreme southern Colombia (south-eastern Nari�o), eastern Ecuador and northern Peru (south to San Mart��n).
simplex von Berlepsch, 1912 - Eastern Peru (Huánuco south to Ayacucho and Cuzco) and north-central Brazil south of Amazon (R Purús east to R Tocantins, south to north-western Mato Grosso).
bolivianus von Berlepsch, 1901 - South-eastern Peru (Cuzco) south to north-central Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz).

References
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Files:

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