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Eastern Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Eastern Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
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The Eastern Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) is a member of the Vireonidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and North America. Adults weigh 12.7 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 gilvus
Where it lives
South-central, southeastern Canada and central, southern and northeastern USA
Quick facts
- Weight
- 12.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Vireonidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Eastern Warbling Vireo is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Eastern Warbling Vireo is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Eastern Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) belongs to the Vireonidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and North America. Its distribution covers NA, MA sc, se Canada and c, s and ne USA.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 12.7 g, with a wing length of about 7 cm and a tail of around 5.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 9.7 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Eastern Warbling Vireo?
The Eastern Warbling Vireo is a very small bird that weighs around 12.7 g.
Where does the Eastern Warbling Vireo live?
The Eastern Warbling Vireo is found across Central America & Caribbean and North America with a range covering NA, MA sc, se Canada and c, s and ne USA, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Eastern Warbling Vireo belong to?
The Eastern Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) belongs to the Vireonidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Eastern Warbling Vireo eat?
The Eastern Warbling Vireo is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Eastern Warbling Vireo migrate?
The Eastern Warbling Vireo is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Eastern Warbling 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 Eastern Warbling Vireo make?
1 real field recording of the Eastern Warbling Vireo — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Eastern Warbling Vireo's range?
The Eastern Warbling Vireo has a mapped global range of about 9.7 million km².
Conservation
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