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Hutton's Vireo

Vireo huttoniOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Vireos (Vireonidae)

Breeding Location:

Forest edge



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:

Fairly common



Egg Color:

White, usually with brown spots at large end



Number of Eggs:

3 - 5



Incubation Days:

14



Egg Incubator:

Both sexes



Nest Material:

Mosses, grasses, and lichen, bound with spider web and cocoon material.



Migration:

Nonmigratory



Splitbar

Overview

Hutton's Vireo: Small vireo, olive-gray upperparts, buff to yellow underparts. Eye ring is white, broken above eye. White undertail coverts. Wings are dark with two white bars. Gray bill is short and thick. Legs, feet are blue-gray. West Coast birds have greener upperparts then southwestern birds.

Range and Habitat

Hutton's Vireo: Resident in southwestern British Columbia south to southern California, central Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and western Texas. Preferred habitats include deciduous and mixed forests, primarily oak woodlands; also, live-oak tangles in canyons of the southwest.

Breeding and Nesting

Hutton's Vireo: Three to five white eggs, usually with brown spots at larger end, are laid in a hanging cup nest, lined with feathers and moss, and suspended from a shrub or young tree. Eggs are incubated for approximately 14 days by both parents.

Foraging and Feeding

Hutton's Vireo: Diet consists mostly of insects, spiders, and small berries. Gleans food from foliage and small twigs, and occasionally hawks flying insects.

Vocalization

Hutton's Vireo: Song is composed of loud, short whistles and chatter and a monotonous two-part phrase, either up-slurred or down-slurred "chu-whe, chu-wee" or "che-eer, che-eer." Call is a harsh "chit-chit."

Similar Species

Hutton's Vireo: Ruby-crowned Kinglet is smaller with a much thinner bill.

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Family Vireo (Sylviidae)_blue
Species Vireo huttoni
Length4.75 - 5 Inches
Wingspan7.5 Inches

Hutton's Vireo

Hutton's Vireo: Small vireo, olive-gray upperparts, buff to yellow underparts. Eye ring is white, broken above eye. White undertail coverts. Wings are dark with two white bars. Gray bill is short and thick. Legs, feet are blue-gray. West Coast birds have greener upperparts then southwestern birds.

● Song: "chu-whe, chu-wee", "che-eer, che-eer", "chit-chit"

● Foraging & Feeding: Hutton's Vireo: Diet consists mostly of insects, spiders, and small berries. Gleans food from foliage and small twigs, and occasionally hawks flying insects.

● Breeding & nesting: Hutton's Vireo: Three to five white eggs, usually with brown spots at larger end, are laid in a hanging cup nest, lined with feathers and moss, and suspended from a shrub or young tree. Eggs are incubated for approximately 14 days by both parents.

● Similar species: Hutton's Vireo: Ruby-crowned Kinglet is smaller with a much thinner bill.

Flight Pattern

Weak fluttering flights of short duration.
Hutton's Vireo Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Hutton's Vireo: Resident in southwestern British Columbia south to southern California, central Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and western Texas. Preferred habitats include deciduous and mixed forests, primarily oak woodlands; also, live-oak tangles in canyons of the southwest.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationFairly common
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight0.4 Ounces