Monotypic. Length 5.5". The bright yellow spectacles, throat, and breast of this vireo are distinctive. Its wings are dark gray, with 2 bold, white wing bars. The crown and back are olive ...

often extensive yellow or olive-yellow wash on undertail coverts and flanks, which may extend up to the bend of the wing. Resembles the black-whiskered vireo, but the red-eyed has a bold ...