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| − | 14-17 cm. Sparrow-sized. Olive green above, whitish below, with a narrow white eyebrow bordered above with black. Grey crown; red eye (eye dark in immature. | + | 14-17 cm. Sparrow-sized. Olive green above, whitish below, with a narrow white eyebrow bordered above with black. Grey crown; red eye (eye dark in immature). |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Twelve different subspecies of this bird are distributed from [[Canada]] to [[Brazil]] and [[Argentina]]; only occurs in the [[Caribbean]] as a non-breeding migrant. | Twelve different subspecies of this bird are distributed from [[Canada]] to [[Brazil]] and [[Argentina]]; only occurs in the [[Caribbean]] as a non-breeding migrant. | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 21 June 2008
- Vireo olivaceus
Identification
14-17 cm. Sparrow-sized. Olive green above, whitish below, with a narrow white eyebrow bordered above with black. Grey crown; red eye (eye dark in immature).
Distribution
Twelve different subspecies of this bird are distributed from Canada to Brazil and Argentina; only occurs in the Caribbean as a non-breeding migrant.
Taxonomy
Chivi Vireo (Vireo (o.) chivi, etc.) found in Tobago and South America is sometimes suspected of being a separate species.
Habitat
Deciduous woods.
