List of Birds of French Guiana - Vireos

Vireos

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Vireonidae

The vireos are a group of small to medium sized passerine birds restricted to the New World. They are typically greenish in colour and resemble wood warblers apart from their heavier bills. There are 9 species which have been recorded in French Guiana.

  • Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
  • Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus (A)
  • Lemon-chested Greenlet Hylophilus thoracicus
  • Gray-chested Greenlet Hylophilus semicinereus
  • Ashy-headed Greenlet Hylophilus pectoralis
  • Buff-cheeked Greenlet Hylophilus muscicapinus
  • Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps
  • Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius leucotis
  • Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis

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