Cassin's Vireo

Vireo cassinii

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCup nestTiny · 15 g

What the Cassin's Vireo sounds like

Sonogram of the Cassin's Vireo: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Christopher Eliot · Song · North Fork Blackfoot River, Powell County, Montana, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Cassin's Vireo: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by J. R. · Subsong · San Francisco Peninsula (near Redwood City), San Mateo County, California, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

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The vireo is 11–14 cm (4–6 inches) long. It has a grayish olive head, back, and flanks, with whitish underparts. One of its distinctive features is the solid white "spectacles" around its eyes, along with white wing bars. These markings set it apart from other similar species like the plumbeous vireo and the blue-headed vireo.

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When to see the Cassin's Vireo

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Cassin's Vireo

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Cassin's Vireo

Cassin's vireo is a small North American songbird, ranging from southern British Columbia in Canada through the western coastal states of the United States, including California, Oregon, and Washington. The Cassin's Vireo moves down Western United States forests in its migration. During its migration in early spring and late fall, it spends the winter in regions from southern Arizona to southern Mexico, including parts of Baja California and the Pacific coast of Mexico.

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Easily confused with

Side by side: Cassin's Vireo vs Hutton's Vireo · Bell's Vireo vs Cassin's Vireo · Cassin's Vireo vs Philadelphia Vireo · Cassin's Vireo vs Plumbeous Vireo

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