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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Vireos (Vireonidae)
Code 4
REVI
Code 6
VIROLI
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
All-purpose
Eye Color:
Brown until the end of first winter, varying shades of red in adult.
Head pattern:
Eyeline, Capped, Striped, Eyebrow
Crown Color:
Gray
Forehead Color:
Gray
Nape Color:
Olive-brown
Throat Color:
White
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
15 cm (6 in)
Weight:
17 g (0.6 oz)
Size:
Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary:
White, Olive
Underparts:
White
Upperparts:
Olive-green
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Alternates several rapid shallow wing beats with short glides.
Wingspan Range:
25 cm (10 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Pointed Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
Dark olive-green
Under Tail:
White coverts.
Leg Color:
Blue-gray
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X