Vireolanius pulchellus
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The green shrike-vireo (Vireolanius pulchellus) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Mexico and every Central American country. The green shrike-vireo was originally described in 1859 as Vireolanius pulchellus, its present binomial. However, for a time in the early twentieth century it was placed in genus Smaragdolanius and its own family, Vireolaniidae. By the 1970s Smaragdolanius had been merged into Vireolanius and included in the family Vireonidae.
The green shrike-vireo has these four subspecies: What is now the yellow-browed shrike-vireo (V. eximius) was previously included as another subspecies. The green and yellow-browed shrike-vireos form a superspecies. The green shrike-vireo is 12 to 15 cm (4.7 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 22 to 30 g (0.78 to 1.1 oz). It is a bulky bird and a large member of its family. The sexes have the same plumage. They have a cerulean blue crown and nape with some green in the center of the crown. The... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 6 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 12 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 18 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 21 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Shrike-Vireo sighting in Panama City on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 235th most-seen of the 363 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Shrike-Vireo in Panama City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Shrike-Vireo sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Panama City, in our data
Panama City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Green Shrike-Vireo sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Shrike-Vireo is recorded against all the birds logged in Panama City (43 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
