Philadelphia Vireo
| Vireo philadelphicus |
Order PASSERIFORMES - Family VIREONIDAE |
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A bird of young deciduous woods, the Philadelphia Vireo is the most northernly breeding species of vireo. It is often overlooked because its more common relative, the Red-eyed Vireo lives in the same areas and gets most of the attention.
Description
- Small drab songbird.
- Back grayish green.
- Cap grayish.
- Underparts pale yellow, palest on throat and deepest on breast.
- Eyebrow white.
- Blackish line through and in front of eye.
- No wingbars, tail spots, or eyering.
- Size: 11-13 cm (4-5 in)
- Weight: 11-13 g (0.39-0.46 ounces)
Sex Differences
Sexes alike.
Sound
Song a broken series of slurred notes. Each phrase usually ends in either a downslur or an upswing, as if the bird asks a question, then answers it, over and over. May repeat same phrase twice or more in a row.
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Conservation Status
Populations appear secure.
Other Names
Vireo de Philadelphie (French)
Cool Facts
p>Philadelphia and Red-eyed vireos can coexist in the same places because the Philadelphia Vireo modifies its behavior either to exclude the Red-eyed Vireo from its territory or to avoid it by foraging in areas seldom used by that species.
The Philadelphia Vireo and the Red-eyed Vireo exclude each other from their territories.
Sources used to construct this page:
Moskoff, W., and S. K. Robinson. 1996. Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus). In The Birds of North America, No. 214 (A.
Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and
The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.
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