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Noronha Vireo
Vireo gracilirostris Sharpe, 1890
Vireonidae — Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers
Noronha Vireo, Vireo gracilirostris, is a passerine in the family Vireonidae and breeds on Ilha Fernando de Noronha in South America. It is the only vireo on the island and occurs there in forest, shrubland and gardens. The species was first described by Sharpe in 1890. Adults show a buffy supercilium and brownish lores, with dingy greyish olive upperparts that become greener towards the lower back, rump and tail. The throat and underparts are dull buffy whitish, and juveniles have a rich rusty brown crown and back.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Vireonidae — Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers
- Breeding range
- South America: Ilha Fernando de Noronha
