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Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
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.
Sounds
- Recording by Jonathon Jongsma (XC77879). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Cassin's VireoVireo cassinii
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,135,843 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 650,469 |
| New York | 346,829 |
| North Carolina | 120,457 |
| Texas | 112,457 |
| Michigan | 110,708 |
| Pennsylvania | 106,806 |
| Virginia | 97,280 |
| Massachusetts | 94,925 |
| New Jersey | 83,791 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis · Vireonidae |
| Genus | Vireos · Vireo |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Blue-headed Vireo with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.