Black-whiskered Vireo
Vireo altiloquus(Vieillot, LJP, 1808)
English (US) Black-whiskered Vireo
The Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Vireonidae (Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Vireo altiloquus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-whiskered Vireo
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1808)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Vireo altiloquus barbatulus
- Vireo altiloquus altiloquus
- Vireo altiloquus barbadensis
- Vireo altiloquus bonairensis
- Vireo altiloquus grandior
- Vireo altiloquus canescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa altiloqua
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1808)
- Type locality
- Jamaica, Santo Domingo, etc. ; types from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, fide Stenhoiise, 1930, Novit. Zool. 35, p. 271.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique Septentrionale, depuis Saint Dominique jusqu'à la baie de Hudson; contenant un grand nombre d'espèces décrites ou figurées pour la première fois 1 p.67 pl.38
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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