Tepui Vireo

Overview

Tepui Vireo (Vireo sclateri) is a species of Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers (Vireonidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Vireo; binomial: Vireo sclateri; authority: (Salvin & Godman, 1883).

Distribution

Breeding range: South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Tepui Vireo was formerly attributed to the genus Hylophilus, but phylogenetic analysis reveals that the species is not a member of any of the three lineages of greenlets. Instead it is a member of the Vireosylva group within the genus Vireo (Slager et al. 2014; SACC 655).