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Golden vireo

Vireo hypochryseus P. L. Sclater, 1863

Status not recordedsongbirds

The golden vireo (Vireo hypochryseus) is a species in the family Vireonidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.3 g to 12.3 g.

Golden vireo (Vireo hypochryseus)
Photo: dominic sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the golden vireo

Weight
11.3 g – 12.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the golden vireo live?

Not recorded

What is the golden vireo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The golden vireo (Vireo hypochryseus), or golden greenlet, is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is endemic to Mexico.

From the Wikipedia article “Golden vireo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_vireo&oldid=1383305990), 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 golden vireo endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the golden vireo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyVireonidae
  6. genusVireo
  7. SpeciesVireo hypochryseus P. L. Sclater, 1863

Synonyms Pachysylvia hypochrysea, Pachysylvia hypochrysea hypochrysea

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • Златист виреонBulgarian
  • viri dauratCatalan
  • zelenáček zlatýCzech
  • fireo aurWelsh
  • Gylden VireoDanish
  • GoldbauchvireoGerman
  • Goldbauch-VireoGerman
  • ora vireoEsperanto
  • Vireo doradoSpanish
  • Vireo AmarilloSpanish
  • kultavireoFinnish
  • Viréo doréFrench
  • Viréon doréFrench
  • zlatni vireoCroatian
  • Vireo doratoItalian
  • オウゴンモズモドキJapanese
  • auksinis vireonasLithuanian
  • Gele VireoDutch
  • GoudbuikvireoDutch
  • gulvireoNorwegian
  • leśniak złotyPolish
  • víreo-douradoPortuguese
  • juruviara-douradaPortuguese
  • Золотистый виреонRussian
  • Золотобрюхий виреонRussian
  • vireo zlatýSlovak
  • Zlatni zelenićSerbian
  • guldvireoSwedish
  • Altın Rengi VireoTurkish
  • віреон золотистийUkrainian
  • 金莺雀Chinese
  • 金色綠鵙Chinese

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Relatives of the golden vireo

Other species in the same genus Vireo.

CompareGolden vireo vs Red-eyed vireoGolden vireo vs Black-capped vireoGolden vireo vs Yellow-throated vireoGolden vireo vs Blue-headed vireo

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the golden vireo?

An adult golden vireo weighs 11.3 g – 12.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the golden vireo?

The golden vireo (Vireo hypochryseus) belongs to the family Vireonidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Golden vireo (Vireo hypochryseus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/golden-vireo

MLA

“Golden vireo (Vireo hypochryseus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/golden-vireo.

BibTeX
@misc{golden_vireo_2026,
  title = {Golden vireo (Vireo hypochryseus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/golden-vireo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}