Vireos (Vireonidae)
Rufous-browed Peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis) - HBW 15, p. 415
French: Sourciroux mélodieux
German: Rostbrauenvireo
Spanish: Vireón Cejirrufo
Other common names: Yellow-backed Peppershrike (virenticeps); Chaco Peppershrike (viridis); Ochre-crowned Peppershrike (ochrocephala)
Taxonomy: Tanagra gujanensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789, "Guyane" = French Guiana.
Genus formerly placed in its own separate family, Cyclarhidae, and sometimes placed in a subfamily, Cyclarhinae. Race flaviventris intergrades with nicaraguae in S Mexico (SW Chiapas) and with yucatanensis in Honduras. Twenty-two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- septentrionalis A. R. Phillips, 1991 - E Mexico (S Tamaulipas S to N Hidalgo).
- flaviventris Lafresnaye, 1842 - SE Mexico (N Veracruz, N Puebla, NE Tabasco, N & W Chiapas) E to Guatemala and N Honduras.
- yucatanensis Ridgway, 1887 - SE Mexico (Yucatán Peninsula) S to N Honduras.
- septentrionalis A. R. Phillips, 1991 - E Mexico (S Tamaulipas S to N Hidalgo).
- flaviventris Lafresnaye, 1842 - SE Mexico (N Veracruz, N Puebla, NE Tabasco, N & W Chiapas) E to Guatemala and N Honduras.
- yucatanensis Ridgway, 1887 - SE Mexico (Yucatán Peninsula) S to N Honduras.
- insularis Ridgway, 1885 - Cozumel I (off NE Yucatán Peninsula).
- nicaraguae W. deW. Miller & Griscom, 1925 - S Mexico (C Chiapas), Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
- subflavescens Cabanis, 1861 - Costa Rica and W Panama (E to Veraguas).
- perrygoi Wetmore, 1950 - WC Panama on Pacific slope.
- flavens Wetmore, 1950 - C & E Panama along Pacific coast.
- coibae E. J. O. Hartert, 1901 - Coiba I (off SW Panama).
- cantica Bangs, 1898 - N & C Colombia (Caribbean coast S to Huila).
- parva Chapman, 1917 - NE Colombia and N Venezuela (S to N Amazonas).
- flavipectus P. L. Sclater, 1859 - NE Venezuela and Trinidad.
- gujanensis ( J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - E Colombia, S Venezuela, the Guianas, E Peru, NE Bolivia (La Paz), and Brazil S to N Mato Grosso.
- virenticeps P. L. Sclater, 1860 - W Ecuador and NW Peru.
- contrerasi Taczanowski, 1879 - SE Ecuador and N Peru (S to San Martín).
- saturata J. T. Zimmer, 1925 - C Peru (R Marañón S to Huánuco).
- pax Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1942 - EC Bolivia (La Paz).
- dorsalis J. T. Zimmer, 1942 - highlands of C Bolivia.
- tarijae Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1942 - SE Bolivia (Tarija) and extreme NW Argentina (Jujuy).
- viridis ( Vieillot, 1822) - Paraguay and N Argentina (S to La Rioja, San Luis, Córdoba and Santa Fe).
- ochrocephala Tschudi, 1845 - Paraguay S to NE Argentina (Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Rios, N Buenos Aires), SE Brazil and Uruguay.
- cearensis S. F. Baird, 1866 - E Brazil (Maranhão and Ceará S to S Mato Grosso and São Paulo).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird calling from a branch Locality Emas National Park, Goiás State, Brazil (ssp cearensis)
Josep del Hoyo 11 January 2005 4 years ago 58 sec 4.2 -
A bird eating a fruit of Bursera sp. Locality Sumidero Canyon, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp nicaraguae)
Josep del Hoyo 8 April 2009 2 years ago 46 sec 4.2 -
A male singing Locality Fazenda Velha, Wenceslau Braz, Paraná State, Brazil
Edson Rosa 4 December 2008 3 years ago 33 sec 4.1 -
A bird singing persistently Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp ochrocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 30 June 2004 5 years ago 44 sec 4.1 -
One adult bird. Locality Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 12 April 2011 42 weeks ago 24 sec 4 -
A bird on a barbed wire, rubbing its bill Locality Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (ssp ochrocephala)
Keith Blomerley 14 September 2005 4 years ago 17 sec 3.6
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A bird eating a frog.
Locality Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp gujanensis)
David Southall 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
On a tree
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
oleicfrisbee 35 weeks ago 3.8 -
Peppershrike at me in Maraval
Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
SIRROYALTY 9 May 2011 40 weeks ago 3.5 -
A perched bird.
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
philgunson 26 May 2008 3 years ago 3.5 -
Male with straw in beak. Grumpy appearance close-up.
Locality Trinidad and Tobago
fayardmohammed 17 March 2011 40 weeks ago 3.4 -
A bird perching on the branch
Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 11 August 2010 12 weeks ago 3.3
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Song Locality Coralie Trail, Roura, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 8 May 2010 1 year ago 4.7 -
A bird singing. Locality Chapada do Araripe, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp cearensis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 October 2008 2 years ago 4.3 -
A simple song type of a presumed male Locality Uxmal Ruins, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern)
(ssp yucatanensis)
Stuart Fisher 8 June 2009 2 years ago 3 -
One variant of the typical call the bird gives all day while foraging. Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
(Monotypic species)
philgunson 26 April 2009 2 years ago 2
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