Brown-capped Vireo
Vireo leucophrys(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1844)
English (US) Brown-capped Vireo
The Brown-capped Vireo (Vireo leucophrys) 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 leucophrys
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-capped Vireo
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 14 subspecies for this species.
- Vireo leucophrys eleanorae
- Vireo leucophrys dubius
- Vireo leucophrys amauronotus
- Vireo leucophrys strenuus
- Vireo leucophrys bulli
- Vireo leucophrys palmeri
- Vireo leucophrys costaricensis
- Vireo leucophrys chiriquensis
- Vireo leucophrys dissors
- Vireo leucophrys mirandae
- Vireo leucophrys josephae
- Vireo leucophrys leucophrys
- Vireo leucophrys maranonicus
- Vireo leucophrys laetissimus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hylophilus leucophrys
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1844)
- Type locality
- Colombia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 7 p.81
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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