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Vireonidae (vireo)

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Vireonidae

Taxonomy
Vireonidae was named by Swainson (1837). It is extant. Its type is Vireo.

It was assigned to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Vireonidae Swainson
2017Vireonidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyVireonidaeSwainson 1837
familyVireonidaeSwainson 1837

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Vireonidae Swainson 1837 [vireo]
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G. Hylophilus Temminck 1822
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Hylophilus flavipes Lafresnaye 1845 [scrub greenlet]
G. Vireo Vieillot 1808
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Vireo altiloquus Vieillot 1808 [black-whiskered vireo]
Vireo crassirostris Bryant 1859 [thick-billed vireo]
Vireo griseus Boddaert 1783 [white-eyed vireo]
Vireo nanus Lawrence 1875 [flat-billed vireo]
Invalid names: Lanivireo Baird 1858 [synonym], Lawrencia Ridgway 1886 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Vireo sp. (176267 236636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Vireo griseus (20595)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Hylophilus flavipes (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Vireo altiloquus, Vireo crassirostris (194588)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic Vireo altiloquus, Lawrencia nana (194485)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) Vireo sp., Vireo crassirostris (190743)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Vireo altiloquus (194484)