Vireolanius leucotis
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The slaty-capped shrike-vireo (Vireolanius leucotis) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The slaty-capped shrike-vireo was originally described in 1838 as Malaconotus leucotis. It was eventually placed in genus Vireolanius but 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 slaty-capped shrike-vireo's further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, the Clements taxonomy, and AviList assign it these four subspecies: Clements recognizes that it is distinctive within the larger species by calling it the "slaty-capped shrike-vireo (pale-legged)... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 458th most-seen of the 550 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 Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%), Amboró National Park (Bolivia, under 5%) and Manu National Park (Peru, under 5%).
Same family: Vireonidae
The closest relatives of the Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (family Vireonidae, Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis) are Dusky-capped Greenlet (about 10%) and Red-eyed Vireo (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (22 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.
