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Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis
Yellow-green Vireo (Vireo flavoviridis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Yellow-green Vireo (Vireo flavoviridis) is a member of the Vireonidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 17.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Vireonidae Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers
- Genus Vireo
- Species flavoviridis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 17.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Vireonidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-green Vireo is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-green Vireo is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Yellow-green Vireo (Vireo flavoviridis) is a species of bird in the Vireonidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA widespread, also s Texas.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 17.6 g, with a wing length of about 7.8 cm and a tail of around 5.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-green Vireo?
The Yellow-green Vireo is a small bird that weighs around 17.6 g.
Where does the Yellow-green Vireo live?
The Yellow-green Vireo is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA widespread, also s Texas, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-green Vireo belong to?
The Yellow-green Vireo (Vireo flavoviridis) belongs to the Vireonidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-green Vireo eat?
The Yellow-green Vireo is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-green Vireo migrate?
The Yellow-green Vireo is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Yellow-green Vireo endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-green Vireo make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-green Vireo — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-green Vireo's range?
The Yellow-green Vireo has a mapped global range of about 1 million km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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