Black-whiskered Vireo

Vireo altiloquus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Vireonidae
Genus
Vireo
eBird Code
bkwvir

Subspecies (6)

  • Vireo altiloquus altiloquus

    breeds Jamaica, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico; winters to northern South America

  • Vireo altiloquus barbadensis

    Lesser Antilles (St. Croix to Barbados)

  • Vireo altiloquus barbatulus

    breeds coastal southern Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba including Isla de la Juventud, and the Cayman Islands; winters in north-central Brazil

  • Vireo altiloquus bonairensis

    Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, and Isla Margarita (off Venezuela)

  • Vireo altiloquus canescens

    Isla San Andrés (western Caribbean Sea)

  • Vireo altiloquus grandior

    Isla Providéncia and Isla Santa Catalina (western Caribbean Sea)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.