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Vireo flavifrons

Photo by spitt55
Photo taken: western New York.

[edit] Identification

Olive on the head and upperparts, with a yellow throat and white belly; dark eyes with yellow "spectacles". The tail and wings are dark with white wing bars. They have thick blue-grey legs and a dark stout bill.

[edit] Distribution

Breeds in eastern part of North America, winters southern Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela and additionally in the Caribbean, mostly in Greater Antilles.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Open deciduous woodland.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes insects and berries.

They make a thick cup nest attached to a fork in a tree branch.

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