Yellow-winged Vireo

Yellow-winged Vireo

Vireo carmioli

Silhouette: Caleb Gordon · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Poás Volcano National Park
108 Verified sightings at Poás Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026
7,199 Verified sightings across all 9 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Yellow-winged Vireo

The yellow-winged vireo, or Carmiol's vireo, (Vireo carmioli) is a small passerine bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. The yellow-winged vireo was originally described in 1866 as Vireo carmioli, its current binomial. Its specific epithet and alternate English name honor "Mr. Julian Carmiol, who has been so indefatigable in developing the ornithology of Costa Rica".

The yellow-winged vireo is monotypic. The yellow-winged vireo is 11 to 11.5 cm (4.3 to 4.5 in) long and weighs about 13 to 15 g (0.46 to 0.53 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a gray-green crown. A whitish to buffy yellow area above the lores and eye-ring give the appearance of spectacles. Their nape and upperparts are dull greenish. Their wing coverts are dark greenish gray with wide whitish to pale yellow tips that show as two wing bars. Their primaries and secondaries are blackish gray with wide yellow-green edges. Their rectrices are blackish gray with wide greenish yellow edges on the outer webs. Their throat is yellowish white, their breast and belly yellow with yellowish green... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
2 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~40%
3 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
4 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
5 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
7 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-winged Vireo in Poás Volcano National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-winged Vireo sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 108 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-winged Vireo in Poás Volcano National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-winged Vireo in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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