Deep Forest Canopy
Species Radar
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis

Black-capped Vireo

Vireo atricapilla

The black-capped vireo 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. Recovery of the species' population contributed to its delisting in 2018. The IUCN lists the species as "near threatened."

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