Mangrove Vireo
Vireo pallens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
- GenusVireo (Vireos)
- SpeciesVireo pallens (Mangrove Vireo)
About the Mangrove Vireo
The mangrove vireo (Vireo pallens) 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 except Panama. The mangrove vireo was formally described in 1863 by the English naturalist Osbert Salvin based on specimens collected at El Realejo in Nicaragua and at Puntarenas in Costa Rica. He coined the current binomial Vireo pallens. The specific epithet is from Latin meaning "pale-colored", "greenish" or "yellowish". El Realejo has been designated the type locality.
The mangrove vireo's taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, AviList, and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World assign it these 10 subspecies: The Clements taxonomy does not recognize V. p. wetmorei and V. p. browningi, including them within V. p. semiflavus.
Some twentieth century authors treated the mangrove vireo as conspecific with the white-eyed vireo (V. griseus). Others have suggested that two or three species are represented within the mangrove vireo because of plumage and vocal differences between the "Pacific" and "Caribbean" groups of subspecies.
Subspecies V. p. approximans was... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Tawny-crowned Greenlet
Hylophilus ochraceiceps
Green Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius pulchellus
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
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
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 4 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 8 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mangrove Vireo in Tikal National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mangrove Vireo sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 284 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mangrove Vireo in Tikal National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Mangrove Vireo in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.