Bird Guide

Cassin's Vireo vs Philadelphia Vireo

Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii)

Cassin's Vireo

Vireo cassinii

Tiny15 gForest

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.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recording: Christopher Eliot · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 2.0
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)

Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo philadelphicus

Tiny12 gWoodland

Adults are mainly olive-brown on the upperparts with yellow underparts; they have dark eyes and a grey crown. They have no wing bars and no eye ring. There is a dark line through the eyes and a white stripe just over them. They have thick blue-grey legs and a stout bill. The Philadelphia vireo is similar in appearance to the warbling vireo, but can be reliably distinguished by having much yellower underparts, and dark lores.

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Recording: Jonathon Jongsma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: lwolfartist · CC BY 2.0

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