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Brown-capped vireo

Vireo leucophrys (Lafresnaye, 1844)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The brown-capped vireo (Vireo leucophrys) is a species in the family Vireonidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.3 g to 12.5 g and live up to 13.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Brown-capped vireo (Vireo leucophrys)
Photo: Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the brown-capped vireo

Weight
11.3 g – 12.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
13.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.57src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
9.99 months – 11 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown-capped vireo live?

Not recorded

What is the brown-capped vireo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The brown-capped vireo (Vireo leucophrys) is a small passerine bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Mexico, much of Central America, and in South America from Venezuela to Bolivia.

From the Wikipedia article “Brown-capped vireo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown-capped_vireo&oldid=1363904457), 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.

What does the brown-capped vireo sound like?

Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the brown-capped vireo endangered?

The brown-capped vireo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the brown-capped vireo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyVireonidae
  6. genusVireo
  7. SpeciesVireo leucophrys (Lafresnaye, 1844)

Synonyms Hylophilus leucophrys

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • viri de capell bruCatalan
  • zelenáček žlutobřichýCzech
  • Brunisset VireoDanish
  • BraunkappenvireoGerman
  • Braunkappen-VireoGerman
  • brunĉapa vireoEsperanto
  • Vireo MontañeroSpanish
  • Vireo coronipardoSpanish
  • Vireo Gorra CaféSpanish
  • Vireo gorra pardaSpanish
  • andienvireoFinnish
  • Viréo à calotte bruneFrench
  • Viréon à calotte bruneFrench
  • smeđokapi vireoCroatian
  • hegyi lombgébicsHungarian
  • Vireo capobrunoItalian
  • チャボウシウタイモズモドキJapanese
  • andinis vireonasLithuanian
  • WitbrauwvireoDutch
  • brunkronevireoNorwegian
  • wireonek brązowogłowyPolish
  • víreo-de-coroa-castanhaPortuguese
  • juruviara-de-cabeça-marromPortuguese
  • Светлобровый виреонRussian
  • vireo hôrnySlovak
  • Smeđoglavi zelenićSerbian
  • brunkronad vireoSwedish
  • Kahverengi VireoTurkish
  • віреон андійськийUkrainian
  • 褐頂綠鵙Chinese
  • 褐顶莺雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the brown-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 brown-capped vireo?

An adult brown-capped vireo weighs 11.3 g – 12.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the brown-capped vireo endangered?

The brown-capped vireo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the brown-capped vireo live?

The brown-capped vireo has a recorded lifespan of 13.1 years.

What kind of animal is the brown-capped vireo?

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

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{brown_capped_vireo_2026,
  title = {Brown-capped vireo (Vireo leucophrys)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-capped-vireo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}