Noronha vireo

Noronha vireo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vireonidae
Genus: Vireo
Species: V. gracilirostris
Binomial name
Vireo gracilirostris
Sharpe, 1890

The Noronha vireo (Vireo gracilirostris) is a species of bird in the Vireonidae family. It is endemic to the island of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. It is found in woodland, shrubland and gardens. It resembles the chivi vireo, but its plumage is significantly duller and the bill longer.

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