Yucatan vireo
Vireo magister (S. F. Baird, 1871)
The yucatan vireo (Vireo magister) is a species in the family Vireonidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 15.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the yucatan vireo
- Weight
- 15.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 yucatan vireo live?
Not recorded
What is the yucatan vireo?
The Yucatan vireo (Vireo magister) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found on Grand Cayman and in Belize, Honduras, and Mexico. It has once been documented as a vagrant in Texas.
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Is the yucatan vireo endangered?
The yucatan vireo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 yucatan vireo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyVireonidae
- genusVireo
- SpeciesVireo magister (S. F. Baird, 1871)
Synonyms Vireosylvia magister
Other names and names in other languages (26)
- viri del YucatánCatalan
- zelenáček yukatanskýCzech
- YucatánvireoDanish
- YukatanvireoGerman
- Yucatan-VireoGerman
- jukatana vireoEsperanto
- Vireo yucatecoSpanish
- jukataninvireoFinnish
- Viréo du YucatanFrench
- Viréon du YucatanFrench
- jukatanski vireoCroatian
- yucatáni lombgébicsHungarian
- Vireo dello YucatanItalian
- ユカタンモズモドキJapanese
- jukataninis vireonasLithuanian
- wireonek wielkodziobyPolish
- víreo-do-iucatãoPortuguese
- Juruviara-do-IucatãPortuguese
- juruviara-do-iucatãoPortuguese
- Юкатанский виреонRussian
- vireo veľkozobýSlovak
- Jukatanski zelenićSerbian
- Yukatan VireosuTurkish
- віреон великодзьобийUkrainian
- 尤卡莺雀Chinese
- 猶加敦綠鵙Chinese
Relatives of the yucatan vireo
Other species in the same genus Vireo.

Red-eyed vireo
Vireo olivaceus

Black-capped vireo
Vireo atricapilla

Yellow-throated vireo
Vireo flavifrons

Blue-headed vireo
Vireo solitarius

Bell's vireo
Vireo bellii

Thick-billed vireo
Vireo crassirostris
CompareYucatan vireo vs Red-eyed vireoYucatan vireo vs Black-capped vireoYucatan vireo vs Yellow-throated vireoYucatan vireo vs Blue-headed vireo
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the yucatan vireo?
An adult yucatan vireo weighs 15.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the yucatan vireo endangered?
The yucatan vireo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the yucatan vireo?
The yucatan vireo (Vireo magister) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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