Chocó vireo

The Chocó vireo (Vireo masteri) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae that was discovered by Paul Salaman in 1991 and described in 1996.[2] It is found in western Colombia and has recently been found in north-west Ecuador.[3] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Chocó vireo
Vireo masteri in Ecuador
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

Discovery of the Chocó vireo

The Chocó vireo was first observed on August 25, 1991 by Paul Salaman in western Nariño located in southwest Colombia.[4] The site, located at an altitude of 1,500 meters (five thousand feet), was in a narrow strip of intact, very wet forest along the Rio Nambi, in the Chocó region which is famed for its high biological diversity. In early June, 1992, ornithologist Gary Stiles observed and collected this species while working in Alto de Pisones in Risaralda department. The bird was small, a little more than four inches, lightweight at 11.4 grams, and greenish in color with a broad, wide yellowish wing bar. It had a distinctive facial pattern with a long white stripe above its eye.[5]

For the first time, the new species discoverer Paul Salaman decided to auction the scientific name to the highest bidder in order to raise money for conservation of the bird's habitat. It was named Vireo masteri after the winner Dr. Bernard Master, bid was accepted for USD $75,000[6] whose donation created the Pangan ProAves Reserve in Colombia, the first ProAves bird preserve in Colombia.[7][8]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2019). "Vireo masteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. 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.
  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. Salaman, Paul; Stiles, F. Gary (October 1996). "A distinctive new species of vireo (Passeriformes: Vireonidae) from the Western Andes of Colombia". Ibis. 138 (4): 610–619. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1996.tb04761.x.
  5. Ridgely, Robert; Tudor, Guy (1989). The Birds of South America: Passerines. University of Texas Press. p. 596. ISBN 0292707568.
  6. Conservation International (2007) Tumbers-Chocó-Magdalena Archived 2009-12-26 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 5 January 2010.
  7. "Wing man". The Columbus Dispatch. July 11, 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  8. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (Aug 28, 2014). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 1472905741.


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