Yellow-green Vireo

Vireo flavoviridis

Silhouette: Caleb Gordon · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
GenusVireo (Vireos)
SpeciesVireo flavoviridis (Yellow-green Vireo)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

1 Verified sightings at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve From 2019 to 2026

7,276 Verified sightings across all 53 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Yellow-green Vireo

The yellow-green vireo (Vireo flavoviridis) is a small American passerine bird. It is migratory breeding from Mexico to Panama and wintering in the northern and eastern Andes and the western Amazon Basin. The yellow-green vireo was formally described by the American ornithologist John Cassin in 1851 under the binomial name Vireosylvia flavoviridis. The specific epithet combines the Latin flavus meaning "yellow" and viridis meaning "green". The type locality is San Juan de Nicaragua. The yellow-green vireo is now placed in the genus Vireo that was introduced in 1808 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot.

Four subspecies are recognised: V. f. hypoleucus Van Rossem & Hachisuka, 1937 – northwest Mexico (southeast Sonora to south Sinaloa) V. f. flavoviridis (Cassin, 1851) – central north, northeast Mexico to Panama V. f. forreri Madarász, G, 1885 – Islas Marías (off west Mexico)

V. f. insulanus Bangs, 1902 – Pearl Islands (Gulf of Panama) The adult yellow-green vireo is 14–14.7 cm (5.5–5.8 in) in length and weighs 18.5 g (0.65 oz). It has olive-green upperparts and a dusky-edged gray crown. There is a dark line from the bill to the red-brown... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

Vireo bellii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vireo plumbeus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vireo gilvus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Vireo vicinior

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Vireo olivaceus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Mimus polyglottos

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Haemorhous mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Passerculus sandwichensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Corvus corax

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Leiothlypis celata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Icterus cucullatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
2	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
3	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
4	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
5	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
6	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
7	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
8	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
9	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
10	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
11	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
12	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
13	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
14	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
15	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
16	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
17	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
18	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
19	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
20	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
21	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
22	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
24	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
27	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
31	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
33	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
37	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
38	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
39	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
40	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
41	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
46	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
48	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
49	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
50	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
52	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
53	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

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Yellow-green Vireo

About the Yellow-green Vireo

Recent sightings of Yellow-green Vireo in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

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Gray Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

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Common Raven

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Yellow-rumped Warbler

Hooded Oriole

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found