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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Vireos (Vireonidae)
Code 4
PHVI
Code 6
VIRPHI
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
All-purpose
Eye Color:
Deep hazel brown.
Head pattern:
Eyeline, Capped, Eyebrow
Crown Color:
Gray
Forehead Color:
Gray
Nape Color:
Olive-green
Throat Color:
White with yellow wash.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
12-13 cm (4.75-5.25 in)
Weight:
11 g (0.4 oz)
Size:
Very Small (3 - 5 in)
Color Primary:
Yellow, Olive
Underparts:
White with yellow wash.
Upperparts:
Olive-green
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Relatively weak fluttering flight with rapid wing beats., Hovers briefly when foraging to pick insects off foliage, bark, or branches.
Wingspan Range:
20-23 cm (8-9 in)
Wing Shape:
Rounded-Wings
Tail shape:
Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
Dark olive-green
Under Tail:
White with yellow wash 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