Vireos (Vireonidae)

Chestnut-sided Shrike-vireo (Vireolanius melitophrys) - HBW 15, p. 416

French: Smaragdan ceinturé German: Brustbandvireo Spanish: Vireón Pechicastaño
Other common names: Highland Shrike-Vireo

Taxonomy: Vireolanius melitophrys Bonaparte, 1850, Jico, near Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
Genus formerly placed in its own separate family, Vireolaniidae; alternatively, is sometimes placed in a subfamily, Vireolaniinae. Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • melitophrys Bonaparte, 1850 - interior S Mexico from S Jalisco S to E México and from E San Luis Potosí S to W Veracruz.
  • crossini A. R. Phillips, 1991 - SW Mexico (Michoacán, Guerrero, S Oaxaca).
  • quercinus Griscom, 1935 - S Mexico (Chiapas) and S Guatemala (Volcán de Fuego and other mountains).