- Vireo philadelphicus
Identification
4.75 inches
- Grayish-green above
- Yellow below (pale at throat, deeper yellow on breast)
- Thick bill has a hook on the upper mandible
- Dark eye
- White supercilium
- Black line through and in front of the eye
- Dark lores
- Blue-grey legs
Sexes are similar
Similar Species
Warbling Vireo and Tennessee Warbler
Distribution
Canada and northernmost U.S. Winters in the tropics.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open deciduous woodlands, streamside willows and alders, and areas regenerating after fires.
Behaviour
Breeding
An open-cup nest is built. Clutch Size:3-5 and incubation lasts 14 days. 12-14 days later the young fledge.
Diet
Diet: Primarily insects, some fruit.
Vocalisation
Song a broken series of slurred notes. Each phrase usually ends in either a downslur or an upswing, as if the bird asks a question, then answers it, over and over. May repeat same phrase twice or more in a row.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avianweb
- Cornell
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