Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers

Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo

Vireolanius leucotis

The Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo (Vireolanius leucotis) is a 26 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

26 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, GF, Guyana, Suriname.

Where to see it: Sadiri Lodge (Bolivia); Alto Anchicayá - El Descanso (Doña Dora) (Colombia); Rio Silanche Bird Sanctuary (Ecuador); WildSumaco Lodge (Ecuador); Iwokrama River Lodge (Guyana).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist