The slaty vireo (Vireo brevipennis) is a species of bird endemic to shrubby highlands of southern Mexico.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vireonidae |
| Genus: | Vireo |
| Species: | V. brevipennis
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| Vireo brevipennis (P.L. Sclater, 1858)
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It differs from all other vireos in its predominantly slate gray plumage and long tail. These distinctions once afforded it its own genus, Neochloe. It also has green feather edgings on its wings and tail. Its eyes, belly, and chin are snow white, offsetting the otherwise dark gray plumage.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Vireo brevipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705153A94002935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705153A94002935.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
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