Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Black-capped Vireo

Vireo atricapilla

Spanish: Vireo gorra negra

Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla)
Photographed by marumg on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC-SA

The black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) is a small bird native to the United States and Mexico. It was listed as an endangered species in the United States in 1987. Successful conservation efforts on the U.S. Army's Fort Hood and Fort Sill led to delisting the black-capped vireo in 2018. The IUCN lists the species as vulnerable. Most often recorded in Oct.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Vireonidae
IUCN statusNear Threatened (NT)
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records1,998 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2020 – 2020
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/vireo-atricapilla/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.