Vireolanius pulchellus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, based on 99 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 202nd most-seen of the 344 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green Shrike-Vireo in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–July, September and November–February, the lowest months. That is one of Piedras Blancas National Park's wettest months, with about 440 mm of rain against 55 mm in February.
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.
13th of 21
Of the 21 parks where we can rate Green Shrike-Vireo sightings, Piedras Blancas National Park ranks 13th at under 5%. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 50%), Chagres National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Parque Natural Metropolitano (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Vireonidae
The closest relatives of the Green Shrike-Vireo that you can see in Piedras Blancas National Park (family Vireonidae, Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis) are Lesser Greenlet (about 20%), Scrub Greenlet (about 10%) and Tawny-crowned Greenlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Shrike-Vireo is recorded against all the birds logged in Piedras Blancas National Park (99 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
