Noronha vireo

The Noronha vireo (Vireo gracilirostris) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae. It is endemic to the island of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. It is found in woodland, shrubland and gardens. It has been considered conspecific with the chivi vireo in the past. However, it varies from the chivi vireo in that its plumage is significantly duller and the bill longer.[2]

Noronha vireo
at Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vireonidae
Genus: Vireo
Species:
V. gracilirostris
Binomial name
Vireo gracilirostris
Sharpe, 1890

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Vireo gracilirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Schulenberg, T. S., ed. (2010). "Vireo gracilirostris". Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Cornell Lab of Ornithology.


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