---
title: "Golden Vireo"
description: "Vireo hypochryseus — Birds. The golden vireo (Vireo hypochryseus), or golden greenlet, is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/golden-vireo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Golden Vireo

> Vireo hypochryseus — Birds. The golden vireo (Vireo hypochryseus), or golden greenlet, is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers.

- Scientific name: *Vireo hypochryseus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 746
- Wikidata: [Q1590852](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1590852)
- iNaturalist taxon: [17372](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/17372)

## Names

- en: Golden Vireo
- de: Goldbauchvireo
- es: Vireo Amarillo
- fr: Viréo doré
- nl: Goudbuikvireo
- pt: Juruviara-dourada
- pl: Leśniak złoty

## Countries with the most observations

MX (609)

## Summary

The golden vireo (Vireo hypochryseus), or golden greenlet, is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is endemic to Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_vireo

## Photo

![Golden Vireo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-vireo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193339497

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/golden-vireo?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).