Black-capped vireo

Black-capped vireo

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vireonidae
Genus: Vireo
Species:
V. atricapilla
Binomial name
Vireo atricapilla
Woodhouse, 1852
Synonyms

Vireo atricapillus

The black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) is a small bird native to the United States and Mexico. It was listed as an endangered species in the United States in 1987. It is the only Vireo that is sexually dichromatic.[3] Recovery of the species' population contributed to its delisting in 2018.[4][5]: 16236  The IUCN lists the species as "near threatened."[1]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2019). "Vireo atricapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22705159A153734511. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22705159A153734511.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ Grzybowski, Joseph A. (1991). "1991 Black-Capped Vireo Recovery Plan". Endangered Species Bulletins and Technical Reports (USFWS). University of Nebraska – Lincoln.
  4. ^ "Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  5. ^ 83 FR 16228