Yellow-throated Vireo

Vireo flavifronsOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Vireos (Vireonidae)

Breeding Location:

Forest

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester

Breeding Population:

Fairly common in range

Egg Color:

White to light pink with brown spots at large end

Number of Eggs:

3 - 5

Incubation Days:

Egg Incubator:

Both sexes

Nest Material:

Lined with plant material., Grasses covered with lichens.

Migration:

Migratory

Overview

Yellow-throated Vireo: Large vireo, olive-gray upperparts, gray rump. Throat and breast are bright yellow, belly is white. Eyes are dark. Spectacles are yellow. Wings are dark with two white bars. Legs and feet are black. It is the most colorful member of its family in North America.

Range and Habitat

Yellow-throated Vireo: Breeds from Manitoba, Minnesota, Ontario, and central New England south to Gulf Coast states. Spends winters in tropics, with a few in southern Florida. Inhabits live oak hammocks, mature pine forests, or mixed turkey oak and pine woodlands. Also occurs in cypress swamps or mixed forests along rivers. Sometimes found in residential areas with mature trees.

Breeding and Nesting

Yellow-throated Vireo: Three to five white to light pink eggs with brown spots at larger end are laid in a cup-shaped nest made of grass and lichens, and suspended from a tree limb 3 to 60 feet above the ground. Both parents incubate eggs for 14 days.

Foraging and Feeding

Yellow-throated Vireo: Diet is composed of insects, mostly caterpillars; also eats spiders and fruits.

Vocalization

Yellow-throated Vireo: Song is a series of 2 to 3 note phrases with long pauses between them, "three-EIGHT, three-EIGHT, three-EIGHT." Call is a harsh, nasal, accelerating, rapid series of "cheh, cheh, cheh" notes.

Similar Species

Yellow-throated Vireo: Pine Warbler is smaller, lacks spectacles, has thinner bill, faintly streaked sides, and white tail spots.

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Yellow-throated Vireo

● Song: "three-EIGHT, three-EIGHT, three-EIGHT", "cheh, cheh, cheh"

● Foraging & Feeding: Yellow-throated Vireo: Diet is composed of insects, mostly caterpillars; also eats spiders and fruits.

● Breeding & nesting: Yellow-throated Vireo: Three to five white to light pink eggs with brown spots at larger end are laid in a cup-shaped nest made of grass and lichens, and suspended from a tree limb 3 to 60 feet above the ground. Both parents incubate eggs for 14 days.

● Similar species: Yellow-throated Vireo: Pine Warbler is smaller, lacks spectacles, has thinner bill, faintly streaked sides, and white tail spots.

Flight Pattern

Fluttering direct flight with rapid wing beats.

Yellow-throated Vireo Breeding Male Body Illustration

● Range & Habitat: Yellow-throated Vireo: Breeds from Manitoba, Minnesota, Ontario, and central New England south to Gulf Coast states. Spends winters in tropics, with a few in southern Florida. Inhabits live oak hammocks, mature pine forests, or mixed turkey oak and pine woodlands. Also occurs in cypress swamps or mixed forests along rivers. Sometimes found in residential areas with mature trees.

^BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester

^PopulationFairly common in range

^MigrationMigratory

^Weight0.6 Ounces

Field Guide to Birds of North America