VIREOS   -   VIREONIDAE

Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis cearensis Canudos, Bahia state, Brazil. A common and widespread neotropical species, found from Mexico to Argentina. (S6)

Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis ochrocephala Vale das Taquaras, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. (S5f)

Green Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius pulchellus pulchellus Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz state, Mexico. Probably the most brightly-colored member of the vireo family, it is found in rainforest canopy in Middle America. (S5)

Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius melitophrys goldmani La Soledad, Oaxaca state, Mexico. A bad angle, but at least it shows the feature that the bird was named for. This is a very beautiful species  found in the highlands of Mexico and Guatemala. (S5)

Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius eximius eximius Río Negro, Parque Nacional El Tamá, Táchira, Venezuela. While it's not s great shot, it is quite a rare photo. This is a very localized species, nearly endemic to Colombia, occurring from extreme eastern Panama to extreme southwestern Venezuela. (D3)

Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys josephae Near Tandayapa, Pichincha province, Ecuador. A widespread and often common species in neotropical montane forest. (S7)

Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus griseobarbatus Río Ayampe, Manabí province, Ecuador. Red-eyed Vireo may have the most complicated distribution of any Neotropical species. In many areas, resident races mingle during certain months with migrants from both the north and south. The taxon shown here is endemic to western Ecuador and northwestern Peru, but even it appears to undertake some seasonal, short-range movements. (S8)

Slaty Vireo Vireo brevipennis Monte Alban, Oaxaca state, Mexico. This Mexican endemic has one of the most unique plumages of all the vireos. It is a very handsome bird. (S5)

Mangrove Vireo Vireo pallens ochraceus La Ensenada Lodge, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica. This is a rather ragged individual. The underparts should appear solid, but the feathers seem matted giving it an unusual appearance. This species ranges from western Mexico to Costa Rica, mostly in mangroves but not always restricted to them. (S6)

Yellow-winged Vireo Vireo carmioli Savegre Valley, San José province, Costa Rica. This species is restricted to high montane forest in Costa Rica and western Panama. (S8)

Golden Vireo Vireo hypochryseus hypochryseus Monte Alban, Oaxaca state, Mexico. Another Mexican endemic. This species is found both in dry and humid forests. (S5)

Golden Vireo Vireo hypochryseus hypochryseus Monte Alban, Oaxaca state, Mexico. Another shot of the same bird. (S5)

Golden Vireo Vireo hypochryseus hypochryseus Monte Alban, Oaxaca state, Mexico. The bird was acrobatically working these flowers, extracting small insects from them. (S5)

Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus gilvus? North of Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico. Both "Eastern" and "Western" Warbling-Vireos winter here - I think this is the "Eastern" one, but I'm not an expert. (S5)

Rufous-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus poicilotis Macaé de Cima, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Mostly restricted to the Atlantic Rainforest, though there are a few odd records in Bolivia. (S6)

Gray-eyed Greenlet Hylophilus amaurocephalus Road to São José da Serra, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Endemic to drier forests of eastern Brazil. Very similar to Rufous-crowned Greenlet H. poicilotis (above), with which it was once considered conspecific. It has a more diffuse ear patch and a paler iris. (S5f)

Gray-chested Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus semicinereus Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. (S7)

Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus decurtatus Unión Juárez, Chiapas state, Mexico. (S5)