NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii Audubon, 1844
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
Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii) is a songbird that migrates between a breeding range in Western North America and a winter range in Central America. It is dull olive-gray above and whitish below. It has a faint white eye ring and faint wing bars.
This bird was named by Audubon for John Graham Bell, who accompanied him on his trip up the Missouri River in the 1840s.
The least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) is an endangered subspecies in Southern California. Consideration of Bell's vireo has been a factor in several land development projects, to protect least Bell's vireo habitat. The decline of the least Bell's vireo is mostly due to a loss of riparian habitat.
Wikipedia contributors, Bell's vireo; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:20:30.647014+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Vireo bellii Audubon, 1844
- Name authority
- Audubon, 1844
- Common name
- Bell's 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 bellii Audubon, 1844
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 |
|---|---|---|
| black-capped vireoVireo atricapilla Woodhouse, 1852 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| 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 |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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=179003 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:5BJKF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.