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Black-capped vireo

Vireo atricapilla Woodhouse, 1852

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) is a species in the family Vireonidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.65 g to 9.2 g and live up to 7 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-capped vireo

Weight
8.65 g – 9.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
7 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
12 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
15.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 months – 18 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-capped vireo live?

Not recorded

What is the black-capped vireo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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."

From the Wikipedia article “Black-capped vireo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-capped_vireo&oldid=1357073487), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-capped vireo endangered?

The black-capped vireo is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-capped vireo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyVireonidae
  6. genusVireo
  7. SpeciesVireo atricapilla Woodhouse, 1852

Synonyms Vireo atricapillus, Vireo atricapillus atricapillus, Vireo atricapillus atricapillus, Vireo atricapillus atricapillus, Vireo atricapillus atricapillus

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • أخيضر أسود الرأسArabic
  • Черноглав виреонBulgarian
  • viri capnegreCatalan
  • zelenáček černohlavýCzech
  • Fireo pendduWelsh
  • HættevireoDanish
  • SchwarzkopfvireoGerman
  • Schwarzkopf-VireoGerman
  • nigraĉapa vireoEsperanto
  • Nigrakapa vireoEsperanto
  • Vireo cabecinegroSpanish
  • Vireo gorra negraSpanish
  • سرودخوان سیاهسرPersian
  • teksasinvireoFinnish
  • Viréo à tête noireFrench
  • Viréon à tête noireFrench
  • crnoglavi vireoCroatian
  • feketefejű lombgébicsHungarian
  • Vireo capineroItalian
  • ズグロモズモドキJapanese
  • juodagalvis vireonasLithuanian
  • melngalvas zaļulisLatvian
  • WitbrauwvireoDutch
  • ZwartkapvireoDutch
  • svarthettevireoNorwegian
  • wireonek czarnogłowyPolish
  • víreo-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
  • juruviara-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
  • Черноголовый виреонRussian
  • vireo čiernohlavýSlovak
  • Crnokapi zelenićSerbian
  • svarthuvad vireoSwedish
  • Kara Başlı VireoTurkish
  • віреон чорноголовийUkrainian
  • 黑頂綠鵙Chinese
  • 黑顶莺雀Chinese

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Relatives of the black-capped vireo

Other species in the same genus Vireo.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-capped vireo?

An adult black-capped vireo weighs 8.65 g – 9.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-capped vireo endangered?

The black-capped vireo is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

How long does the black-capped vireo live?

The black-capped vireo has a recorded lifespan of 7 years.

What kind of animal is the black-capped vireo?

The black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) belongs to the family Vireonidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_capped_vireo_2026,
  title = {Black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-capped-vireo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}