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;[[:Category:Vireo|Vireo]] olivaceus
 
;[[:Category:Vireo|Vireo]] olivaceus
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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[[Vireo gilvus|Warbling Vireo]] similar, but lacks gray crown and black border over bold white eyebrow. Similar to a number of species, including [[Black-whiskered Vireo]], [[Cuban Vireo]] and others.  
 
[[Vireo gilvus|Warbling Vireo]] similar, but lacks gray crown and black border over bold white eyebrow. Similar to a number of species, including [[Black-whiskered Vireo]], [[Cuban Vireo]] and others.  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Red-eyed Vireo is distributed from [[Canada]] to [[Brazil]] and [[Argentina]]; only occurs in the [[Caribbean]] as a non-breeding migrant. Very common in summer in eastern woods of [[North America]].
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[[Canada]], western-central and eastern [[United States]].  Winters [[Cuba]] and central [[South America]].
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Canada, United States, [[Central America]], [[Caribbean]], [[South America]], [[Spain]], and [[Pacific Islands]].
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Species known as a vagrant in western [[Europe]].
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Chivi Vireo (''Vireo (o.) chivi'', etc.) found in [[Tobago]] and [[South America]] is sometimes suspected of being a separate species.
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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====Subspecies====
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There are 10 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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[[Chivi Vireo]] was formerly included in this species.
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*''V. o. olivaceus'':
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:*[[Canada]], west-central and eastern [[US]]; winters to [[Cuba]] and central [[South America]]
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[[Image:D754128 1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Jeacaj|Jeacaj}}<br />Parc Marie-Victorin, Kingsey Falls, Quebec, [[Canada]], August 2018]]
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*''V. o. caucae'':
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:*Tropical western [[Colombia]]
 
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*''V. o. griseobarbatus'':
 
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:*Tropical western [[Ecuador]] and north-western [[Peru]]
 
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*''V. o. pectoralis'':
 
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:*Northern [[Peru]] (middle Marañón Valley)
 
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*''V. o. solimoensis'':
 
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:*Western Amazonian [[Brazil]] to eastern [[Ecuador]] and north-eastern [[Peru]]
 
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*''V. o. vividior'':
 
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:*[[Colombia]] to [[Venezuela]], the [[Guianas]] and northern [[Brazil]]; winters in [[Trinidad]]
 
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*''V. o. tobagensis'':
 
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:*[[Tobago]]
 
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*''V. o. agilis'':
 
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:*Coastal north-eastern [[Brazil]] (Pará to Rio de Janeiro)
 
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'''Chivi Group''': (migratory Chivi)
 
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*''V. o. diversus'':
 
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:*South-eastern [[Brazil]] (São Paulo) to [[Uruguay]], [[Paraguay]] and north-eastern [[Argentina]]
 
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*''V. o. chivi'':
 
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:*Western Amazonian basin; winters north to [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]]
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Deciduous woods.
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'''Breeding Range'''
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• Forests of a deciduous and combination of coniferous and deciduous type, preferably where there is good undergrowth cover and Alder and Aspen growth in the northern portion.
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• Gravitates to the interior of the forest as opposed to the outer perimeters.
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• Canopy openings in the forest are a good spot for them.
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• Found near streams in pine heavy forests in the southeastern United States where a concentration of hardwood growth is present.
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• Known to breed up to 2,000 meters/6,500 feet elevation in the Rocky Mountains of the United States.
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• Will go to urban areas with large trees
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'''Nonbreeding Range'''
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'''Migration'''
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• Utilizes a broader classification of habitat than when breeding, still favoring deciduous trees over conifers.
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• Will still use urban settings, groves, and scattered trees in open areas.
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• Pine and oak areas with appreciable amounts of undergrowth in the autumn in northern Gulf coast.
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• Forest perimeters and and recovering forested areas in [[Guatemala]].
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'''Wintering'''
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• Various cover up to 3,000 meter/9800 feet elevation to include forests, agricultural areas, groves, trees in gardens and substantial undergrowth
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==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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Often heard but seldom seen.
 
====Diet====
 
====Diet====
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Forages slowly high in trees. Often heard but seldom seen.
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Forages slowly high in trees. <br />
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Their  summer diet is mostly insectivorous, especially caterpillars, with the addition of other insects, such as moths and butterflies, beetles, ants, grasshoppers, etc. During the autumn and winter they switch to a variety of seeds and berries.
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====Breeding====
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The cup nest is suspended below a branch. It is built by the female with help from the male. The clutch consists of 1-5 white eggs with sepia speckles. Incubation takes 11-15 days.
 
====Vocalisation====
 
====Vocalisation====
 
A series of hurried phrases. Not burry like most vireos.
 
A series of hurried phrases. Not burry like most vireos.
 
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<flashmp3>002 July 20.16 morning side Park.mp3</flashmp3><br />
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{{Audio|002 July 20.16 morning side Park.mp3}}
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''[[Media:002 July 20.16 morning side Park.mp3|Listen in an external program]]''<br />
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Recording by {{user|eiguoc|eiguoc}}<br />
 
Recording by {{user|eiguoc|eiguoc}}<br />
 
Toronto, [[Canada]], July 2016
 
Toronto, [[Canada]], July 2016
  
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==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
 
#Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
 
#Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
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#Neotropical Birds
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#Lepage D. (2020) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/847717E2 ]. Retrieved 31 December 2020
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#Cimprich, D. A., F. R. Moore, and M. P. Guilfoyle (2020). Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.reevir1.01
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{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|Vireo+olivaceus}}
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{{GSearch|"Vireo olivaceus" {{!}} "Red-eyed Vireo"}}
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{{GS-checked}}1
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{{Video|Red-eyed_Vireo}}
 
  
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vireo]] [[Category:Videos]] [[Category:Bird Songs]]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vireo]] [[Category:Bird Songs]]

Latest revision as of 04:28, 1 July 2023

Photo © by Marcel Gauthier
Trois-Pistoles, Quebec, Canada, August 2005
Vireo olivaceus

Identification

13·8–15·6 cm (5½-6 in)
Sparrow-sized. Olive green above, whitish below, with a narrow white eyebrow bordered above with black. Gray crown. No wing bars.

Red eye in adult northern migratory birds; eye dark in immature and brown in adult birds breeding in South America.

Similar Species

Warbling Vireo similar, but lacks gray crown and black border over bold white eyebrow. Similar to a number of species, including Black-whiskered Vireo, Cuban Vireo and others.

Distribution

Canada, western-central and eastern United States. Winters Cuba and central South America.

Canada, United States, Central America, Caribbean, South America, Spain, and Pacific Islands.

Species known as a vagrant in western Europe.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Chivi Vireo was formerly included in this species.

Juvenile
Photo © by Jeacaj
Parc Marie-Victorin, Kingsey Falls, Quebec, Canada, August 2018

Habitat

Breeding Range

• Forests of a deciduous and combination of coniferous and deciduous type, preferably where there is good undergrowth cover and Alder and Aspen growth in the northern portion.

• Gravitates to the interior of the forest as opposed to the outer perimeters.

• Canopy openings in the forest are a good spot for them.

• Found near streams in pine heavy forests in the southeastern United States where a concentration of hardwood growth is present.

• Known to breed up to 2,000 meters/6,500 feet elevation in the Rocky Mountains of the United States.

• Will go to urban areas with large trees

Nonbreeding Range

Migration

• Utilizes a broader classification of habitat than when breeding, still favoring deciduous trees over conifers.

• Will still use urban settings, groves, and scattered trees in open areas.

• Pine and oak areas with appreciable amounts of undergrowth in the autumn in northern Gulf coast.

• Forest perimeters and and recovering forested areas in Guatemala.

Wintering

• Various cover up to 3,000 meter/9800 feet elevation to include forests, agricultural areas, groves, trees in gardens and substantial undergrowth

Behaviour

Often heard but seldom seen.

Diet

Forages slowly high in trees.
Their summer diet is mostly insectivorous, especially caterpillars, with the addition of other insects, such as moths and butterflies, beetles, ants, grasshoppers, etc. During the autumn and winter they switch to a variety of seeds and berries.

Breeding

The cup nest is suspended below a branch. It is built by the female with help from the male. The clutch consists of 1-5 white eggs with sepia speckles. Incubation takes 11-15 days.

Vocalisation

A series of hurried phrases. Not burry like most vireos.

Recording by eiguoc
Toronto, Canada, July 2016

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
  3. Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
  4. Neotropical Birds
  5. Lepage D. (2020) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/847717E2 ]. Retrieved 31 December 2020
  6. Cimprich, D. A., F. R. Moore, and M. P. Guilfoyle (2020). Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.reevir1.01

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External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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