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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
14–14.7 cm<br /> | 14–14.7 cm<br /> |
Revision as of 12:13, 27 December 2013
- Vireo flavoviridis
Identification
14–14.7 cm
- Olive-green upperparts
- Dusky-edged grey crown
- Dark line from the bill to the red-brown eyes
- White supercilium
- White underparts
- Yellow breast sides and flanks
Juveniles
- Duller
- Brown eyes
- Brown tint to the back
- Less yellow on the underparts
Distribution
Breeds from Mexico and Texas to central Panama, mostly migrant with wintering grounds from Colombia and Venezuela south to Brazil and Bolivia. A few are probably present during any month in Panama4.
Taxonomy
This species is considered a monotypic species by Clements1 while others recognize more subspecies: flavoviridis, forreri, and insulanus by Restall2 or not insulanus but instead perplexus in Avibase (probably from Dickinson3).
Yellow-green Vireo was for a while considered conspecific with Red-eyed Vireo.
Habitat
Seems plastic in its habitat choice, mostly in open and semiopen areas when breeding in Panama4 but more in forest and semiopen areas in South America during winter2.
Behaviour
Breeding
The female builds a cup shaped nest from plant materials. The clutch consists of 2-3 white eggs with brown marks, which are incubated by the female. Both adults feed the young.
Diet
The diet includes insects gleaned from tree foliage, especially caterpillars and beetles, also small fruits, including mistletoe berries.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Dickinson, Edward C. (ed.). 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691117010
- Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-green Vireo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-green_Vireo