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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 13·5–14·5 cm | ||
| + | *Sky blue forehead, crown and nape | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Central America]]: found in [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image: SouthernMexico 11 0110(Green Shrike-Vireo).jpg|thumb|350px|right|Adult<br />Photo by {{user|pbono|Peter R. Bono}} <br />El Ocote, west of Tuxtla Guttierez, [[Chiapas]], [[Mexico]], July 2009 <!--Editors: this image does not appear in the Gallery, so retained here for completeness-->]] | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''V. p. ramosi'': | ||
| + | :*Southeastern [[Mexico]] (Veracruz, Oaxaca, and northern Chiapas) | ||
| + | *''V. p. pulchellus'': | ||
| + | :*Gulf-Caribbean lowlands of south-east [[Mexico]], [[Belize]], [[Guatemala]] and [[Honduras]]; also local on Pacific slope of south-west [[Mexico]] (Chiapas), [[Guatemala]], and [[El Salvador]] | ||
| + | *''V. p. verticalis'': | ||
| + | :*Caribbean slope of [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], and western [[Panama]] | ||
| + | *''V. p. viridiceps'': | ||
| + | :*Pacific slope of [[Costa Rica]] and western [[Panama]], and both Caribbean and Pacific slopes of central [[Panama]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Lowland Forest | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of insects, fruit and berries. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Vireolanius+pulchellus}} | {{GSearch|Vireolanius+pulchellus}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:35, 15 November 2014
- Vireolanius pulchellus
Identification
13·5–14·5 cm
- Sky blue forehead, crown and nape
Distribution
Central America: found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Taxonomy
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Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- V. p. ramosi:
- Southeastern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, and northern Chiapas)
- V. p. pulchellus:
- V. p. verticalis:
- Caribbean slope of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and western Panama
- V. p. viridiceps:
- Pacific slope of Costa Rica and western Panama, and both Caribbean and Pacific slopes of central Panama
Habitat
Lowland Forest
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects, fruit and berries.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green Shrike-Vireo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green_Shrike-Vireo
