Sunday, 11 January 2026

Yellow-winged Vireo (Vireo carmioli)


OTHER NAMES: Carmiol's Vireo

Latin Etymology: Vireo (Latin: an unidentified small green bird) carmioli (for ornithologist Julian Carmiol)

Yellow-winged Vireo (Vireo carmioli) at San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica - November 2025


Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 13-15g  /  Length: 11.5cm  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS IUCN Red List: Least Concern

A near endemic of Costa Rica, barely crosing the border into Panama, they largely sedentry beyond some seasonal altitudinal movement and feed on invertebrates and berries. They can be found in mixed species feeding flocks.
 
Related Species: 
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vireonidae
Genus: Vireo
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic 
 
- Sighting Locations -

COSTA RICA 

An endemic of the Talamancan Montane Forest Ecozone
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at San Gerardo de Dota

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto

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