Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
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songbird's song
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FIELD MARKS
The Warbling Vireo has a smokey-grey head and back and a faint white stripe
over the eyes. The underparts are white and the wings and tail have a
brownish tinge with no wing bars. Approximate length: 12 cm
FOOD
Feeds on insects mostly caterpillars and moths also
eats berries.
HABITAT
The Warbling Vireo is commonly found in open deciduous and mixed woods.
It breeds high in broad-leaved trees of mountains, canyons and in orchards
and shade trees around towns. Generally, this vireo avoids unbroken tracts
of mature forest.
NESTING
Most nests are found in deciduous trees or shrubs and are made of grass,
leaves and bark strips. The female lays 3-5 white eggs with brown or black
spots. The male Warbling Vireo often sings from the nest as he takes his
turn incubating the eggs.
STATUS
Common and widespread. It preferred habitat of open, broken woodlands.
The Warbling Vireo is becoming increasingly more common.
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