Hutton's vireo (Vireo huttoni) is a small songbird. It is approximately 5 inches (12–13 cm) in length, dull olive-gray above and below. It has a faint white eye ring and faint white wing bars. It closely resembles a ruby-crowned kinglet, but has a thicker bill, blue-gray legs, and is slightly larger in size. Its most common song is a repeated chu-wee, or a chew, but will have other variations. Its call is a mewing chatter.
It is found from southern British Columbia in Canada to central Guatemala in Central America. Recent DNA studies suggest this species may be split into at least 2 different species, with coastal Pacific birds showing enough genetic variation when compared to interior ones.
This vireo makes a hanging cup nest suspended from a fork of a tree. The female lays 3–4 eggs. The eggs are mostly white in color, with scattered brown spotting. It prefers deciduous-mixed forests, and is particularly fond of live oak. It feeds by gleaning insects as it deliberately moves through the forest canopy.
Birds are mostly resident year-round, but there may be some altitudinal and short distance migration. Hutton's vireo may join a mixed-species flock for the winter.
The bird's name commemorates the US surveyor William Rich Hutton.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Vireo huttoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22705182A130372296. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22705182A130372296.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
External links
- Hutton's Vireo Species Account - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Hutton's Vireo - Vireo huttoni - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
- Hutton's Vireo species account-E-Nature
- Hutton's Vireo photo gallery VIREO
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