Vireos (Vireonidae)
Slaty-capped Shrike-vireo (Vireolanius leucotis) - HBW 15, p. 417
French: Smaragdan oreillard
German: Schieferkopfvireo
Spanish: Vireón Coronigrí
Other common names: Grey-capped Shrike-vireo
Taxonomy: Malaconotus leucotis Swainson, 1838, "Africa?"; error = French Guiana.
Genus formerly placed in its own separate family, Vireolaniidae; alternatively, is sometimes placed in a subfamily, Vireolaniinae. Present species has been placed by some authorities in separate genus, Smaragdolanius, along with V. pulchellus and V. eximius. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- mikettae E. J. O. Hartert, 1900 - W Colombia (S of R San Juan) and W Ecuador (S to NW Azuay).
- leucotis ( Swainson, 1838) - S Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas) and the Guianas S to N Brazil (N of Amazon); extreme S Colombia (SE Nariño), E Ecuador and N Peru (S to San Martín).
- simplex Berlepsch, 1912 - E Peru (Huánuco S to Ayacucho and Cuzco) and NC Brazil S of Amazon (R Purús E to R Tocantins, S to NW Mato Grosso).
- bolivianus Berlepsch, 1901 - SE Peru (Cuzco) S to NC Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird foraging in the canopy. Locality Cuieiras Biological Reserve, Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp leucotis)
Josep del Hoyo 23 July 2011 19 weeks ago 38 sec 3.4 -
male singing from top of tree Locality Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Michael Retter 1 September 2007 2 years ago 9 sec 2.3
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singing male in top of tree
Locality Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Michael Retter 1 September 2007 2 years ago 2.5
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The repetitive, gliding-down call typical of this species. Locality Cuieiras Biological Reserve, Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil
(ssp leucotis)
Josep del Hoyo 23 July 2011 19 weeks ago 3.7 -
Song from a bird in the canopy Locality Pousada Rio Azul, Pará State, Brazil
(ssp simplex)
Bradley Davis 29 July 2007 2 years ago 3
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