List of Birds of Ecuador - 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 13 species which have been recorded in Ecuador.

  • Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
  • Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
  • Choco Vireo Vireo masteri (A)
  • Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
  • Lemon-chested Greenlet Hylophilus thoracicus
  • Dusky-capped Greenlet Hylophilus hypoxanthus
  • Rufous-naped Greenlet Hylophilus semibrunneus
  • Olivaceous Greenlet Hylophilus olivaceus
  • Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps
  • Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus
  • Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius leucotis
  • Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
  • Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris

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