VIREOS   -   VIREONIDAE

Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis ochrocephala Vale das Taquaras, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. A common and widespread neotropical species, found from Mexico to Argentina. (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)

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)

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)

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

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