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Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Eastern Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
Bell's VireoVireo bellii
Cassin's VireoVireo cassinii
Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Yellow-green VireoVireo flavoviridis
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
Lucy's WarblerLeiothlypis luciae
Plumbeous VireoVireo plumbeus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| British Columbia | 1,482 |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 604 |
| New Mexico | 273 |
| Utah | 272 |
| California | 205 |
| Idaho | 181 |
| Nevada | 141 |
| Wyoming | 89 |
| Mexico | 43 |
| Yukon | 39 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis · Vireonidae |
| Genus | Vireos · Vireo |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Western Warbling Vireo with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.