Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
- GenusVireo (Vireos)
- SpeciesVireo philadelphicus (Philadelphia Vireo)
The Philadelphia vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) is a small North American songbird in the vireo family (Vireonidae). "Vireo" is a Latin word referring to a green migratory bird, perhaps the female golden oriole, possibly the European greenfinch. The specific philadelphicus is for the city of Philadelphia. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Philadelphia Vireo sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park
Yellow-winged Vireo
Vireo carmioli
Brown-capped Vireo
Vireo leucophrys
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Black-and-yellow Phainoptila
Phainoptila melanoxantha
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Philadelphia Vireo in Poás Volcano National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Philadelphia Vireo sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Philadelphia Vireo in Poás Volcano National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Philadelphia Vireo in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.