Blue Mountain Vireo - BirdForum Opus

Photo by the late Jan Van den Broeck
Wood Side, Jamaica, February 2007

Vireo osburni

Identification

Nondescript in that it lacks both eye-ring and wing bars. Olive upper, yellowish lower, and grey head. Bill is robust and black, and the overall build is heavier than Jamaican Vireo

Distribution

Humid montane forests of north-western Jamaica.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Forests, montanes and plantations from 500-2,200 m.

Behaviour

Likes to feed within dense leaf cover

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Wikipedia

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue Mountain Vireo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue_Mountain_Vireo

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