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Both sexes build the nest laying 3-4 eggs which are incubated for 14-17 days. The female broods the young, with the male providing the food. The young fledge after 10 to 12 days | Both sexes build the nest laying 3-4 eggs which are incubated for 14-17 days. The female broods the young, with the male providing the food. The young fledge after 10 to 12 days | ||
| − | These birds can produce more than one | + | These birds can produce more than one clutch in the breeding season. The male tends some or all of the fledglings, while the female re-nests (this may be with another male). |
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The diet includes beetles and caterpillars. | The diet includes beetles and caterpillars. | ||
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Photo by atricapillus
- Vireo atricapilla
Identification
12 cm
Male
- Olive green above
- White below
- Faint yellow flanks
- Black crown and upper half of the head
- Partial white eye-ring and lores
- Brownish-red iris
- Black bill
Female is duller with slate grey crown, greenish yellow underparts
First year males are intermediate in colouration between adult males and females.
Distribution
Oklahoma to northern Mexico. Exterpated from Kansas.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Behaviour
Breeding
Both sexes build the nest laying 3-4 eggs which are incubated for 14-17 days. The female broods the young, with the male providing the food. The young fledge after 10 to 12 days
These birds can produce more than one clutch in the breeding season. The male tends some or all of the fledglings, while the female re-nests (this may be with another male).
Diet
The diet includes beetles and caterpillars.
References
Wikipedia
