#vireonidae

[herpsandbirds]

Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla), family Vireonidae, order Passeriformes, Central TX, USA

Formerly listed as endangered, the species was taken off of the endangered species list by the USFWS in 2018. Numbers had risen due to successful recovery projects.

Black caps have a limited nesting/breeding area, mostly in Shin Oaks, in central TX, southern OK, and northern Mexico.

photograph by Lev Frid

[iridescent-wildlife]

Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii). Family Vireonidae, order Passeriformes.

Oklahoma, USA. June 2022.

[all-bird-creechur]

Yellow-browed Shrike Vireo Vireolanius eximius

It is found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. The yellow-browed shrike-vireo's song in Panama is described as " a continuously repeated peer-peer-peer" or a "sustained túuu---

Least Concern

image by Miguel Ángel Leon

[jojos-birdwatching-adventure]

Sex Pistols / Black-eared Shrike Babbler

[podartists]

Vireo flavifrons (Yellow-throated vireo)

Plate XVI | Die Nordamerikanische Vogelwelt (1891)

[proton-wobbler]

Vireo Showdown - Finale!

Choose Your Vireo!

Black-capped Vireo

Brown-capped Vireo

Plumbeous Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Voting ended onDec 15, 2024

Check out these Species Features if you're having a hard time choosing your favorite:

Black-capped

Brown-capped

Plumbeous

Warbling

Or-- peep these fun facts!

Black-capped: this is the only species of vireo to show sexual dimorphisim- males have a striking black cap while females caps are gray.

Brown-capped: with a song that sounds incredibly similar to the Warbling Vireo, some people believe these species to be conspecific (the same)

Plumbeous: the drabbest of the "Solitary Vireo" complex, completely devoid of any yellow compared to their cousins

Warbling: their song has been described as "a happy drunk making a conversational point at a party"

Image Sources: Black-capped (Andrew Spencer), Brown-capped (Manuel Pérez R.), PLVI (Jim Merritt), Warbling (Michael Stubblefield)

[best-bird-tournament]

Vireo (Vireonidae) family

Which is the best bird?

White-bellied erpornis

Tawny-crowned greenlet

Grey-eyed greenlet

White-browed shrike-babbler

Rufous-browed peppershrike

Green shrike-vireo

Dusky-capped greenlet

Blue-headed vireo

Rufous-crowned greenlet

Voting ended onNov 11, 2025

[haveyouseenthisbirdpoll]

Have you seen a Red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus)?

Yes, in nature

No, but I have heard one in nature

Yes, in captivity

No, but I have heard one in captivity

I might have/I'm not sure

No, I've only heard of it/seen it in photos/taxidermy/etc

No, and I have never heard of this bird

Voting ended onOct 12, 2025

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