How do you identify a Red-eyed Vireo?

Voice: Red-eyed vireos are one of the most prolific singers in the bird world. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Red-eyed Vireo?

The Red-eyed Vireo is a small sized bird weighing about 16 g.

Where can you see a Red-eyed Vireo?

The Red-eyed Vireo occurs in 53 countries, including the United States, Canada, Brazil, Colombia and Costa Rica.

What does a Red-eyed Vireo sound like?

You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Red-eyed Vireo on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Red-eyed Vireo?

The Red-eyed Vireo is most easily confused with the Warbling Vireo, the White-eyed Vireo and the Blue-headed Vireo.

Is the Red-eyed Vireo endangered?

The Red-eyed Vireo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos · Passeriformes · Common

The Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) is a common shrike-babblers, erpornis, and vireo found in 53 countries, weighing about 16 g. The red-eyed vireo is a small American songbird.

Least ConcernCommonEats invertebratesforestcup nest16 g

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), photo 1 — Photo: Pablo Bombín · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), photo 2 — Photo: Marcelo Schmidt Roberti · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), photo 3 — Photo: Mariano Cosentino · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), photo 4 — Photo: Mariano Cosentino · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), photo 5 — Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), photo 6 — Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), photo 7 — Photo: Pablo H Capovilla · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), photo 8 — Photo: River Ahlquist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), photo 9 — Photo: River Ahlquist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), photo 10 — Photo: John Benson from Madison WI · CC BY 2.0

About the Red-eyed Vireo

The red-eyed vireo is a small American songbird. It is somewhat warbler-like but not closely related to the New World warblers (Parulidae). Common across its vast range, this species is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

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How to identify it

Voice: Red-eyed vireos are one of the most prolific singers in the bird world. They usually sing high up in trees for long periods of time in a question-and-answer rhythm. This species holds the record for most songs given in a single day among bird species, with more than 20,000 songs in one day. Songs generally consist of 1–5 syllables between 2 and 6 kHz. Songs are usually spaced 0.

What the Red-eyed Vireo sounds like

Recording: Doug Hynes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recording: Jonathon Jongsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see it

Best months: April, May, June, July, August, September, with peak activity in May. It is a summer visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Red-eyed Vireo?: Voice: Red-eyed vireos are one of the most prolific singers in the bird world. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Red-eyed Vireo?: The Red-eyed Vireo is a small sized bird weighing about 16 g.
Where can you see a Red-eyed Vireo?: The Red-eyed Vireo occurs in 53 countries, including the United States, Canada, Brazil, Colombia and Costa Rica.
What does a Red-eyed Vireo sound like?: You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Red-eyed Vireo on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Red-eyed Vireo?: The Red-eyed Vireo is most easily confused with the Warbling Vireo, the White-eyed Vireo and the Blue-headed Vireo.
Is the Red-eyed Vireo endangered?: The Red-eyed Vireo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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