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ForestCup nestSmall · 18 g
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Adults are mainly olive on the head and upperparts with a yellow throat and white belly; they have dark eyes with yellow "spectacles". The tail and wings are dark with white wing bars. They have thick blue-grey legs and a stout bill. Measurements: Length: 5.1–5.9 in (13–15 cm) Weight: 0.5–0.7 oz (15–21 g) Wingspan: 9.1 in (23 cm)
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When to see the Yellow-throated 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 Yellow-throated Vireo
The map shades 29 countries with regular records, and 2 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 United Kingdom, Portugal.
About the Yellow-throated Vireo
The yellow-throated vireo is a small American songbird.
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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.
Hutton's VireoVireo huttoniHutton's vireo is 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long and weighs about 9 to 15 g (0.32 to 0.53 oz).
Bell's VireoVireo belliiMeasurements:
Length: 4.5–4.9 in (11.5–12.5 cm)
Weight: 0.3–0.3 oz (7.4–9.8 g)
Wingspan: 6.7–7.5 in (17–19 cm)
Side by side: White-eyed Vireo vs Yellow-throated Vireo · Blue-headed Vireo vs Yellow-throated Vireo · Hutton's Vireo vs Yellow-throated Vireo · Bell's Vireo vs Yellow-throated Vireo
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