Chocó vireo

Chocó vireo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vireonidae
Genus: Vireo
Species: V. masteri
Binomial name
Vireo masteri
P.G. Salaman & F.G. Stiles, 1996

The Chocó vireo (Vireo masteri) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae. It is found in western Colombia and has recently been found in north-west Ecuador.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The species was not described until 1996.[3] The scientific name was decided by an auction to raise money for conservation of the bird's habitat. It was named Vireo masteri after the winner Dr. Bernard Master,[4] whose donation created the first avian reserve in Colombia.[5]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Vireo masteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Ridgely, Robert S. & Guy Tudor (2009) Birds of South America: Passerines, Christopher Helm, London.
  3. ↑ Salaman, P.G.W.; Stiles, F.G. (1996). "A distinctive new species of vireo (Passeriformes: Vireonidae) from the Western Andes of Colombia". Ibis. 138: 610–619. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1996.tb04761.x.
  4. ↑ Conservation International (2007) Tumbers-Chocó-Magdalena Archived 2009-12-26 at the Wayback Machine.. Accessed 5 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "Wing man". The Columbus Dispatch. July 11, 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2017.


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