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Choco Vireo
Vireo masteri Salaman & Stiles, 1996
Vireonidae — Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers
Choco Vireo, Vireo masteri, is a passerine in the Vireonidae family and breeds in Colombia in South America. It is a bird of the Chocó region and is known from a small number of sites, with records from Colombia and Ecuador. It lives in primary rainforest, both within the forest and along its margins, on flat ground and steep slopes. Its habitat has a tall, mossy canopy with epiphytes and gaps left by fallen trees. The species was described by Salaman and Stiles in 1996 and is the only member of its kind.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Vireonidae — Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers
- Breeding range
- South America: Colombia
