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black-capped vireo
Vireo atricapilla Woodhouse, 1852
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) 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."
Wikipedia contributors, Black-capped vireo; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:02:19.867731+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Vireo atricapilla Woodhouse, 1852
- Name authority
- Woodhouse, 1852
- Common name
- black-capped vireo
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Vireonidae
- Genus
- Vireo
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyVireonidae
- genusVireo Vieillot, 1808
- speciesVireo atricapilla Woodhouse, 1852
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Vireo. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Slaty VireoVireo brevipennis (P. L. Sclater, 1858) | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| San Andres VireoVireo caribaeus Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1942 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cassin's VireoVireo cassinii Xantus de Vesey, 1858 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thick-billed VireoVireo crassirostris (H. Bryant, 1859) | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons Vieillot, 1808 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis (Cassin, 1851) | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Warbling VireoVireo gilvus (Vieillot, 1808) | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-capped VireoVireo leucophrys (Lafresnaye, 1844) | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Choco VireoVireo masteri P. G. W. Salaman & F. G. Stiles, 1996 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue Mountain VireoVireo osburni (P. L. Sclater, 1861) | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plumbeous VireoVireo plumbeus Coues, 1866 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius (A. Wilson, 1810) | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Vireo atricapillus Woodhouse, 1852 Woodhouse, 1852 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
North America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=178990 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5BJKD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.