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Photo by David Roach. Location: Wakodahatchee, Florida

Vireo solitarius

[edit] Identification

L. 5 in White throat, bright dark green back. yellow-tinged wing bars and tertials. greenish-yellow edges to dark secondaries. white outer tail feathers, yellow sides and flanks. Adult Male - Solid blue-grey hood and white rings around eyes that look like the number 6. Female and Immature - Greyish hood.

[edit] Distribution

South from southern Texas to southern Georgia and Florida up to North Carolina in Winter. Ranges up eastern states up to Canada when breeding.

[edit] Taxonomy

Blue-headed Vireo together with Plumbeous Vireo and Cassin's Vireo have recently been split; prior to the split, the combined species was Solitary Vireo. Blue-headed Vireo inherited the scientific name Vireo solitarius from the parent species, but luckily, it seems that all images in the Gallery with that scientific name are post split, in other words show a Blue-headed Vireo.

[edit] Habitat

Common in woodlands.

[edit] Behaviour

Sparrow like. Flits around a lot - tough to capture picture.

[edit] Vocalisation

Song - Similar to Red-eyed Vireo, but slower.

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