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Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius melitophrys
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About the Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo
The chestnut-sided shrike-vireo (Vireolanius melitophrys), sometimes called the honey-browed shrike-vireo, is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, and probably the largest member of the entire family. A widespread species of subtropical and tropical moist montane forests, this species is found from Jalisco and San Luis Potosí, Mexico in the north to southern Guatemala.
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Classification
- Scientific name
- Vireolanius melitophrys
- Family
- Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
- Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
- Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
- Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
- Cozumel Vireo Vireo bairdi
- Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii
- Dwarf Vireo Vireo nelsoni
- Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
- Golden Vireo Vireo hypochryseus
- Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior
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