fe athers ▁and ▁a ▁pale ▁yellow ▁stri pe ▁between ▁the ▁bill ▁and ▁eye . ▁The ▁eye ▁is ▁grey - b rown . ▁It ▁has ▁several ▁songs ▁and ▁calls , ▁producing ▁a ▁one - s yll able ▁ch atter ing , ▁a ▁repeated ▁two - s yll able ▁song ▁and ▁a ▁three - s yll able ▁song . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁mang ro ve ▁v ire o ▁( V . ▁p all ens ) ▁and ▁J ama ican ▁v ire o ▁( V . ▁mod est us ). ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁slightly ▁th inner ▁and ▁dark er ▁bill ▁than ▁the ▁mang ro ve ▁v ire o . ▁Its ▁bill ▁is ▁slightly ▁longer ▁and ▁dark er ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁J ama ican ▁v ire o ▁which ▁also ▁diff ers ▁in ▁having ▁a ▁wh it ish ▁eye ▁and ▁f ain ter ▁stri pe ▁between ▁the ▁bill ▁and ▁eye . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁It ▁is ▁restricted ▁to ▁the ▁islands ▁of ▁St . ▁Andrew ▁( or ▁San ▁And rés ) ▁and ▁Prov iden cia ▁in ▁the ▁south - west ▁Car ib bean ▁which ▁belong ▁to ▁Colombia ▁but ▁is ▁closer ▁to ▁Nic ar agua . ▁It ▁occurs ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁habit ats ▁including ▁wood land , ▁c ocoa ▁plant ations , ▁scr ub by ▁past ures ▁and ▁mang ro ve ▁sw amps . ▁It ▁pre fers ▁veget ation ▁with ▁a ▁dense ▁under store y . ▁It ▁is ▁most ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁less ▁urban ized ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁The ▁population ▁has