Brown-capped Vireo
Vireo leucophrys
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
- GenusVireo (Vireos)
- SpeciesVireo leucophrys (Brown-capped Vireo)
Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park
Yellow-winged Vireo
Vireo carmioli
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Black-and-yellow Phainoptila
Phainoptila melanoxantha
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown-capped Vireo in Poás Volcano National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Brown-capped Vireo sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown-capped Vireo in Poás Volcano National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Brown-capped Vireo in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.