The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized mostlyrestricted to the New World. They are typically dull-plumaged and greenish in color, the smaller species resembling wood warblers apart from their heavier bills. They range in size from 10 centimeters and 8 grams, to up to 17 centimeters and 40 grams. Males of most species are persistent singers. Songs are usually rather simple, monotonous. All members of the family eat some fruit but mostly insects and other arthropods. They take prey from leaves and branches; true vireos also flycatch.
In addition to species call "vireos", this family also includes greenlets, shrike-babblers, shrike-vireos.
Genus Cyclarhis
Peppershirke,_Black-billed Cyclarhis nigrirostris Found: Columbia, Ecuador
The Black-billed Peppershrike has olive upperparts; rufous lores, supercilium; whitish underparts; olive flanks.
Image by: 1) Gary_Clark 2) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - J_Esteban_Berrío
Peppershrike,_Rufous-browed Cyclarhis gujanensis Found: Central and South America
The Rufous-browed Peppershrike is bull-headed with a thick, somewhat shrike-like bill, which typically is blackish below and pinkish-grey above. The head is gray with a strong rufous eyebrow. The upperparts are green, and the yellow throat and breast shade into a white belly.
Image by: 1, 2) Dario
Sanches - Brazil 3) Wagner_Carlos_Lemes 4) Carlos_Henrique
1) Sub-adult
Genus Hylophilus
Greenlet,_Ashy-headed Hylophilus pectoralis Found: Bolivia, Brazil, the Guianas
Image by: 1, 2) Nick Athanas - Brazil 2) Claudio_Timm
Greenlet,_Brown-headed Hylophilus brunneiceps Found: northern Brazial and adjacent Columbia, Venezuela
The Brown-headed Greenlet has olive-green upperparts; brown head; gray-white underparts.
Image by: 1) John_Gerrard_Keulemans 2) Arthur Grosset - Brazil Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Eduardo_Arthur_Grosset
Greenlet,_Gray-chested Hylophilus semicinereus Found: mainly Brazil, Venezuela; also Bolivia, Peru
The Gray-chested Greenlet has olive upperparts, cap; gray face, throat, breast; whitish belly.
Image by: 1) Hector_Bottai - Brazil 2) Nick Athanas 3) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Joao_Quental in Brazil
Greenlet,_Gray-eyed Hylophilus amaurocephalus Found: mainly eastern Brazil; also Bolivia
The Gray-eyed Greenlet has gray-brown back; rufous crown; gray face; pale gray eyes.
Similar to: Rufous-crowned Greenlet. Gray-eyed Greenlet has pale gray eyes; Rufous-crowned Greenlet has dark eyes.
Image by: 1) Claudio_Timm - Brazil 2) Nick Athanas - Brazil 3) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Bertrando_Campos in BrazilSimilar to: Rufous-crowned Greenlet. Gray-eyed Greenlet has pale gray eyes; Rufous-crowned Greenlet has dark eyes.
Greenlet,_Lemon-chested Hylophilus thoracicus Found: mainly Bolivia, Brazil, the Guianas, Peru, Venezuela; also Columbia, Ecuador
Image by: 1) Francesco_Veronesi - Brazil 2) Nick_Athanas - Brazil
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Greenlet,_Olivaceous Hylophilus olivaceus Found: Ecuador, Peru
The Olivaceous Greenlet has olive upperparts; yellowish-olive underparts; pale eyes; pinkish bill. The Scrub Greenlet and Olivaceous Greenlet are sometimes considered conspecific.
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Greenlet,_Rufous-crowned Hylophilus poicilotis Found: southern Brazil, Paraguay
The Rufous-crowned Greenlet has olive-green upperparts; yellowish-gray underparts; dark eyes.
Similar to: Gray-eyed Greenlet. Gray-eyed Greenlet has pale gray eyes; Rufous-crowned Greenlet has dark eyes.
Image by: 1) Hector_Bottai - Brazil 2) Nick Athanas - Brazil 3) Carlos_de_Almeida - BrazilSimilar to: Gray-eyed Greenlet. Gray-eyed Greenlet has pale gray eyes; Rufous-crowned Greenlet has dark eyes.
Greenlet,_Scrub Hylophilus flavipes Found: Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Venezuela
The Scrub Greenlet and Olivaceous Greenlet are sometimes considered conspecific.
Image by: 1) Brendan_Ryan - Columbia 2) Jei_Pov - Columbia
Genus Pachysylvia
Greenlet,_Buff-cheeked Pachysylvia muscicapina Found: mainly Brazil, the Guinans, Venezuela; also Bolivia
The Buff-cheeked Greenlet has olive-green upperparts; gray rear-crown, nape; rufous lores, forehead; whitish underparts.
Image by: 1) Hector_Bottai 2) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Anselmo d'Affonseca
Greenlet,_Dusky-capped Pachysylvia hypoxantha Found: Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
The Dusky-capped Greenlet has olive-green upperparts; greenish-yellow to dull yellow underparts; brownish-gray head; faint eye-line; hint of eye-ring.
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Greenlet,_Golden-fronted Pachysylvia aurantiifrons Found: Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad
The Golcen-fronted Greenlet has green wings, tail; buffy-brown head, underparts; golden forehead.
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Greenlet,_Lesser Pachysylvia decurtata Found: Mexico to Columbia and Ecuador
The Lesser Greenlet has green upperparts; bluish-gray crown; pale lores, eye-ring; pale underparts; yellowish flanks.
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Greenlet,_Rufous-naped Pachysylvia semibrunnea Found: Columbia, Ecuador, perhaps Venezuela
The Rufous-naped Greenlet has olive-green upperparts; rufous nape, crown; grayish-white face, underparts.
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Genus Pteruthius
The Shrike-Babblers are found in Asia. They have a shrike-like hooked bill. They were previously placed in the babbler family Timaliidae. Many of these shirke-babblers were previous consider subspecies of the White-browed Shrike-babbler - see map below.
Shrike-Babbler,_Black-eared Pteruthius melanotis Found: southern and eastern Asia
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Dibyendu_Ash
Shrike-Babbler,_Black-headed Pteruthius rufiventer Found: eastern Nepal to northwest Vietnam
Image by: 1) John & Jemi Holmes - China 2) Jainy_Kuriakose - India 3) Francesco_Veronesi - India 4) Photomation
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1) Female 2, 3) Male
Shrike-Babbler,_Blyth's Pteruthius aeralatus Found: southeast Asia
Blyth's Shrike-Babbler, Dalat Shrike-Babbler, Himalayan Shrike-Babbler, and Pied_Shrike-Babber were previous collectively called the White-browed Shrike-Babbler. See map.
Image by: 1) Jyoti_Rani_Ahlawat - India 2) Myron_Tay 3) soumyajit_nandy 4) Pkspks
1) Female 2, 3) Male
2) P. a. ricketti 3) P. a. validirostris
Shrike-Babbler,_Clicking Pteruthius intermedius Found: southern China
The Clicking Shrike-Babbler and the Trilling Shrike-Babbler used to be consider conspecific and called the Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler.
Image by: 1) Dave_Curtis - Thailand 2) lonelyshrimp
Shrike-Babbler,_Dalat Pteruthius annamensis Found: southern Vietnam
Blyth's Shrike-Babbler, Dalat Shrike-Babbler, Himalayan Shrike-Babbler, and Pied_Shrike-Babber were previous collectively called the White-browed Shrike-Babbler. See map.
Image by: 1, 2) Tim - Vietnam
Shrike-Babbler,_Green Pteruthius xanthochlorus Found: Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam
The male Green Shrike-Babbler has olive-green upperparts; gray head; ashy-gray throat, breast; yellow belly. Female duller than male.
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1) Female 2) Male
Shrike-Babbler,_Himalayan Pteruthius ripleyi Found: western Himalayas
Blyth's Shrike-Babbler, Dalat Shrike-Babbler, Himalayan Shrike-Babbler, and Pied_Shrike-Babber were previous collectively called the White-browed Shrike-Babbler. See map.
Image by: 1, 2) Dibyendu_Ash
1) Female 2) Male
Shrike-Babbler,_Pied Pteruthius flaviscapis Found: Java
Blyth's Shrike-Babbler, Dalat Shrike-Babbler, Himalayan Shrike-Babbler, and Pied_Shrike-Babber were previous collectively called the White-browed Shrike-Babbler. See map.
Image by: 1) Khaleb Yordan - Java 2) Zulqarnain_Assiddiqi - Java 3) Alex_Vargas - Thailand1) Female and juvenile 2, 3) Male
Shrike-Babbler,_Trilling Pteruthius aenobarbus Found: Java, Indonesia
The Clicking Shrike-Babbler and the Trilling Shrike-Babbler used to be consider conspecific and called the Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler.
Image by: 1, 2) Lip Kee - Cibodas, Java, Indonesia
Genus Tunchiornis - 1 species
Also included in genu Hylophilus
Greenlet,_Tawny-crowned Tunchiornis ochraceiceps also Found: Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil
The Tawny-crowned Greenlet has olive-brown upperparts; ochre crown; gray face; ochraceous breast; pale yellow belly.
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Genus Vireo
Vireo, Bell's Vireo bellii Found: North America
Similar to: Juvenile Verdin.
Similar to: Gray Vireo. Gray Vireo has a distinct eye-ring, Bell's has a split eye-ring.
Image by: 1) Steve Maslowski, USFWS 2) Bill Bouton - California 3) Jerry Oldenettel - New MexicoSimilar to: Gray Vireo. Gray Vireo has a distinct eye-ring, Bell's has a split eye-ring.
1, 2) Western 3) Eastern
Vireo, Black-capped Vireo atricapilla Found: North America
Similar to: Blue-headed Vireo. The blue-gray head of the Blue-headed Vireo differs from the Gary to black head of the Black-capped Vireo. Black-capped Vireo is not found in eastern North America while Blue-headed Vireo is.
Similar to: Dwarf Vireo. Male Dwarf Vireo similar to female Black-capped Vireo. Black-capped Vire has more contrasting gray crown; less contrast between throat and sides of head.
Image by: 1) Mike Baranski 2) Francesco Veronesi - Texas 3, 4) Birdfilms - TexasSimilar to: Dwarf Vireo. Male Dwarf Vireo similar to female Black-capped Vireo. Black-capped Vire has more contrasting gray crown; less contrast between throat and sides of head.
Vireo, Black-whiskered Vireo altiloquus Found: The Americas
Similar to: Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow-green Vireo. All have red eyes, a dark-eye line amd white eyebrow stripe. The Red-eyed Vireo has black border above the eyebrow stripe. The Black-whiskered Vireo has a black lateral throat-stripe. The Yellow-green Vireo has the most yellow on its underparts and the smallest amount of white on its eyebrow stripe.
Image by: Josh Noseworthy 2, 3) Jerry Oldenettel - Florida 4) Ken Schneider - Florida
Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo solitarius Found: North America and Central America
Similar to: Cassin's Vireo, Plumbeous Vireo. These 3 species were once considered one species: Solitary Vireo. The range of the Blue-headed Vireo, which is in the east to mid west, has very little overlap with the other 2 species. The flanks of the Plumbeous Vireo, have little or no yellow, unlike the other 2 species. The head of the Blue-headed Vireo has strong contrast with its white throat.
Image by: 1 Dominic
Sherony 2) Chephas - Quebec, Canada 3) Dick Daniels - New Hampshire
Vireo,_Blue_Mountain Vireo osburni Found: Jamaica
The Blue Mountain Vireo has large black bill; dark eyes; no wing-bars.
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Vireo,_Brown-capped Vireo leucophrys Found: Mexico south to Bolivia
The Brown-capped Vireo has olive-green upperparts; brown crown, eye-line; white supercilium; off-white face, throat; yellow underparts with some olive on flanks.
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Vireo, Cassin's Vireo cassinii Found: North America
Similar to: Blue-headed Vireo, Plumbeous Vireo. These 3 species were once considered one species: Solitary Vireo. The range of the Blue-headed Vireo, which is in the east to mid west, has very little overlap with the other 2 species. The flanks of the Plumbeous Vireo, have little or no yellow, unlike the other 2 species. The head of the Blue-headed Vireo has strong contrast with its white throat.
Image by:1) Rick Leche - Burnaby Lake Avian Research Centre 2) Frank Lospalluto 3) Jerry Oldenettel 4)Julio Mulero - California
Vireo,_Choco Vireo masteri Found: western Columbia, northwest Ecuador
The Choco Vireo has grayish-olive crown; dark eye-line; creamy double wing-bar; creamy-white underparts.
Image by: 1) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Bob_Zaremba in Ecuador
Vireo,_Cozumel Vireo bairdi Found: island of Cozumel in Mexico
The Cozumel Vireo has mainly brown upperparts, head; white lores.
Image by: 1) Amy_McAndrews - Cozumel 2) Luis_Guillermo
Vireo,_Cuban Vireo gundlachii Found: Cuba
The Cuban Vireo has creamy lores and crescent behind eye; no eye-line; one or two faint wing-bars. The only other vireo on Cuba is the Black-whiskered Vireo which has an eye-line and pale supercilium.
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Vireo,_Dwarf Vireo nelsoni Found: Mexico
The Dwarf Vireo has olive upperparts; pale lores; broken eye-ring; two white wing-bars; pale grayish-white underparts.
Similar to: Black-capped Vireo. Male Dwarf Vireo similar to female Black-capped Vireo. Black-capped Vire has more contrasting gray crown; less contrast between throat and sides of head.
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Image by: 1) Amy_McAndrews 2) Ron KnightSimilar to: Black-capped Vireo. Male Dwarf Vireo similar to female Black-capped Vireo. Black-capped Vire has more contrasting gray crown; less contrast between throat and sides of head.
Vireo,_Flat-billed Vireo nanus Found: Dominican Republic, Haiti
The Flat-billed Vireo has grayish-green upperparts; two white wing-bars; pale yellow underparts.
Image by: 1, 2) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Mitch_Walters, Simon Best
Vireo,_Golden Vireo hypochryseus Found: Mexico
The Golden Vireo has mainly green upperparts; gold supercilium; yellow underparts.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Nick Athanas - Mexico
Vireo, Gray Vireo vicinior Found: North America
The Gray Vireo has gray upperparts; thin white eye-ring; whitish-gray underparts.
Similar to: Bell's Vireo. Gray Vireo has a distinct eye-ring, Bell's has a split eye-ring.
Similar to: Plumbeous Vireo. Plumbeous Vireo has a wider eye-ring than Gray Vireo. Gray Vireo found on dry, open hillsides, Plumbeous Vireo likes a treed landscape.
Image by: 1) Mark Watson - New Mexico 2) Amy McAndrews - Mexico 3) Tony_MorrisSimilar to: Bell's Vireo. Gray Vireo has a distinct eye-ring, Bell's has a split eye-ring.
Similar to: Plumbeous Vireo. Plumbeous Vireo has a wider eye-ring than Gray Vireo. Gray Vireo found on dry, open hillsides, Plumbeous Vireo likes a treed landscape.
Vireo, Hutton's Vireo huttoni Found: North America
Similar to: Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Hutton's Vireo has thick bill; Ruby-crowned Kinglet has thin bill. Ruby-crowned Vireo has black wing-bar (behind a white bar); Hutton's Vireo does not have black wing-bar. Hutton's Vireo considerably larger than Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Both do frequent wing flicking, but the Kinglet flicks more often.
Image by: 1) Seabamirum 2) Julio Mulero - California 3) Bill Bouton - California 4) Minette
Layne - Washington 
Vireo,_Jamaican Vireo modestus Found: Jamaica
The Jamaican Vireo can be distinguished from Jamaica's other endemic vireo, Blue Mountain Vireo (Vireo osburni), by its pale eye, small, pale bill, and pale wing bars.
Image by: 1) John_Jennens 2) Rafy_Rodriguez Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - instigatrix1, Tom_Johnson
Vireo,_Mangrove Vireo pallens Found: Mexico, Central America
The Mangrove Vireo has olive-gray upperparts; yellow lores; two white wing-bars.
Image by: 1) Jerry_Oldenettel 2) Amy_McAndrews
Vireo,_Noronha Vireo gracilirostris Found: island of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
The Noronha Vireo has been consider a subspecies of the Red-eyed Vireo. It has duller coloration, longer and finer bill; brown eyes.
Image by: 1) Marco_Cruz 2) Ivan_Sazima
Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo philadelphicus Found: North America
Similar to: Warbling Vireo, Both vireos have white eyebrows. The Warbling Vireo has off-white underparts which may tend to yellowish at the edges. The Philadelphia Warbler has a yellow throat; the exent of the yellow on the rest of the underbody varies with the subspecies.
Image by: 1) Brian McClure 2) William Majoros 3, 4) Dominic Sherony 
Vireo, Plumbeous Vireo plumbeus Found: North America
Similar to: Blue-headed Vireo, Cassin's Vireo. These 3 species were once considered one species: Solitary Vireo. The range of the Blue-headed Vireo, which is in the east to mid west, has very little overlap with the other 2 species. The flanks of the Plumbeous Vireo, have little or no yellow, unlike the other 2 species. The head of the Blue-headed Vireo has strong contrast with its white throat.
Similar to: Gray Vireo. Plumbeous Vireo has a wider eye-ring than Gray Vireo. Gray Vireo found on dry, open hillsides, Plumbeous Vireo likes a treed landscape.
Image by: 1) BruceCyg - Colorado 2) Jerry Oldenettel - New Mexico 3) Julio Mulero - CaliforniaSimilar to: Gray Vireo. Plumbeous Vireo has a wider eye-ring than Gray Vireo. Gray Vireo found on dry, open hillsides, Plumbeous Vireo likes a treed landscape.
Vireo,_Puerto_Rican Vireo latimeri Found: Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rican Vireo has gray head; yellowish and white underparts..
Image by: 1) Rafy_Rodriguez 2) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Eduardo_Gloria_Archilla
Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo olivaceus Found: The Americas
Similar to: Black-whiskered Vireo, Yellow-green Vireo. All have red eyes, a dark-eye line amd white eyebrow stripe. The Red-eyed Vireo has black border above the eyebrow stripe. The Black-whiskered Vireo has a black lateral throat-stripe. The Yellow-green Vireo has the most yellow on its underparts and the smallest amount of white on its eyebrow stripe.
Image by: 1) Kent McFarland - Vermont 2, 3) Laura Gooch - Ohio 4, 5) Dario Sanches - Brazil 6) Eugene Beckes - Montana 7) Gary Mercier - Quebec
Vireo,_San_Andres Vireo caribaeus Found: San Andres island (off Nicaragua)
The San Andres Vireo has olive-green upperparts; whitish or yellow underparts. Good field marks are the yellow lores and white wing-bars.
Image by: 1) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - vukasin_marinovic
Vireo,_Slaty Vireo brevipennis Found: Mexico
The Slaty Vireo has slaty gray mantle, face, underparts; green cap, wings, tail; white throat patch; pale eyes.
Image by: 1) Nick Athanas - Mexico 2) Peter_Bono
Vireo,_Tepui Vireo sclateri Found: the Guianas, Venezuela, nearby Brazil
The Tepui Vireo has gray head, wings, tail; olive green mantle; greenish-yellow breast, flanks; buff forehead, lores.
Image by: 1) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - John_Mittermeier
Vireo,_Thick-billed Vireo crassirostris Found: bahamas, Caymans, Caicos, Turks
The Thick-billed Vireo has olive-green upperparts; yellow super loral; two white wing-bars; whitish to yellowish underparts (subspecies dependent).
Image by: 1, 2) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Craig_Nash, Kathryn_Peiman
Vireo, Warbling Vireo gilvus Found: The Americas
Similar to: Philadelphia Vireo, Both vireos have white eyebrows. The Warbling Vireo has off-white underparts which may tend to yellowish at the edges. The Philadelphia Warbler has a yellow throat; the exent of the yellow on the rest of the underbody varies with the subspecies.
Vireo, White-eyed Vireo griseus Found: North America and Central America
The White-eyed Vireo's head and back are a grayish olive, and the underparts are white with yellow flanks. The wings and tail are dark, and there are two white wing bars on each wing. The eyes have white irises, and are surrounded by yellow spectacles.
Image by: 1) T Davis - Florida 2, 3) Kelly Azar - Pennsylvania 4) Alastair Rae - Mexico
Vireo, Yellow-green Vireo flavoviridis Found: The Americas
Similar to: Black-whiskered Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo. All have red eyes, a dark-eye line amd white eyebrow stripe. The Red-eyed Vireo has black border above the eyebrow stripe. The Black-whiskered Vireo has a black lateral throat-stripe. The Yellow-green Vireo has the most yellow on its underparts and the smallest amount of white on its eyebrow stripe.
Image by: 1) Bill Bouton - California 2) Maggie Smith 3) Jerry Oldenettel - Costa Rica 4) Dick Daniels - near Penonome, Panama
Vireo, Yellow-throated Vireo flavifrons Found: North America and Central America
Similar to: male Pine Warbler. The Yellow-throated Vireo has brighter yellow eye-ring. The Pine Warbler has streaked yellow breast and not as much white on its belly.
Similar to: Yellow-breasted Chat. Yellow-throated Vireo has yellow eye-rings and wingbars; Yellow-breasted Chat has white eye-rings and no wingbars
Image by: 1) Seabrook Leckie 2) Mdf - Ontario 3) Matt Tillett - Maryland 4) Jerry Oldenettel - Costa Rica 5) Dominic Sherony 6, 7) Dick Daniels - Panama (identified by Matt Janson)Similar to: Yellow-breasted Chat. Yellow-throated Vireo has yellow eye-rings and wingbars; Yellow-breasted Chat has white eye-rings and no wingbars
Vireo,_Yellow-winged Vireo carmioli Found: mainly Costa Rica; also Panama
The Yellow-winged Vireo has mainly olive-green upperparts; yellow supercilium; bold yellowish wing-bars; yellowish underparts.
Image by: 1) Nick Athanas - Costa Rica 2) Paul_Bedell
Vireo,_Yucatan Vireo magister Found: Yucatan Peninsular - mainly Mexico; also Belize
The Yucatan Vireo has dull olive gray upperparts; dull gray crown; broad white supercilium; whitish throat, underparts.
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Genus Vireolanius
Vireo,_Chestnut-sided_Shrike- Vireolanius melitophrys Found: Mexico, Guatemala
The Chestnut-sided Shrike-Verio has bluish-gray cronw, nape; bold yellow supercilium extends to nape; black eye-line; black malar streak; white throat, underparts; black thin breast-band; chestnut flanks.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Pete_Morris, Pete Morris, Knut_Eisermann 4) Ron_Knight
Vireo, Green Shrike- Vireolanius pulchellus Found: Mexico, Central America
The Green Shrike-Vireo has mainly green plumage; yellow throat patch. Some races have blue crown, nape.
Image by: 1, 2) Dominic
Sherony 3) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Andrew_Spencer
Vireo,_Slaty-capped_Shrike- Vireolanius leucotis Found: northern South America
The Slaty-capped Vireo has olive upperparts; blue-gray head with broad yellow supercilium; yellow patch under eyes; pale yellow eyes; stout gray bill; yellow underparts.
Image by: 1) Hector_Bottai - Brazil 2) Jorge_Montejo - Brazil 3) Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Aselmo d'Affonseca
Vireo,_Yellow-browed_Shrike- Vireolanius eximius Found: mainly Columbia; also Panama, Venezuela
The Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo is sometimes considered conspecific with the Green Shrike-Vireo. It can be identified by its bold yellow supercilium.
Image by: 1, 2) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Carl_Downing, John_Hopkins
Vireos are the Erphonis closest relative, but it is debateable whether or not they are in the Vireonidae family.
Genus Erpornis - 1 species
Erpornis,_White-bellied also White-bellied Yuhina Erpornis zantholeuca Found: Asia
The White-bellied Erpornis has olivaceous or golden-brown upperparts, head; grayish-white underparts.
Image by: 1) PeiWen Chang 2) Characters 3) John_and_Fish
