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ShrublandCup nestTiny · 11 g
What the White-eyed Vireo sounds like
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Measurements: Length: 4.3–5.1 in (11–13 cm) Weight: 0.3–0.5 oz (10–14 g) Wingspan: 6.7 in (17 cm) Its head and back are a greyish olive, and the underparts are white with yellow flanks. The wings and tail are dark, and there are two white wing bars on each wing. The eyes have white irises, and are surrounded by yellow spectacles. Sexes are similar. Voice: The white-eyed vireo's song is highly variable, consisting of a rapid series of notes bookended by sharp 'chip' notes.
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When to see the White-eyed Vireo
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-eyed Vireo
The map shades 24 countries with regular records, and 4 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Portugal, Colombia, British Virgin Islands, St. Martin.
About the White-eyed Vireo
The white-eyed vireo is a small songbird of the family Vireonidae.
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Easily confused with
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusThe blue-headed vireo has similar plumage year round and does not drastically change its appearance during the breeding season.
Warbling VireoVireo gilvusThe warbling vireo is a small North American songbird.
Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifronsAdults are mainly olive on the head and upperparts with a yellow throat and white belly; they have dark eyes with yellow "spectacles".
Side by side: Red-eyed Vireo vs White-eyed Vireo · Blue-headed Vireo vs White-eyed Vireo · White-eyed Vireo vs Yellow-throated Vireo
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