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All About Birds: Warbling Vireo Page 1 0l'2 <br />C'UItNELL LAB flf f~RNITHC~LUf~Y <br />Warbling Vireo <br />Vireo gilvus Order PASSERIFORMES -Family VIREONIDAE <br />For complete Life HJstory Information on this <br />Summary Page - D e t a i 1 e d Page species, visit Birds of North Am~r~a_Qn{{Re. <br />Menu <br />~ Description <br />~ Sound <br />a Conservation_$taku$ <br />~ 4thdr Nantes <br />~ Cool Facts <br />~ Full detailed. speci.~~ a~c4unk <br />A drab bird of riparian woodlands, the Warbling Vireo is more easily <br />heard than seen. It has' no distinctive fieldmarks, but its rapid <br />warbling song with a accented, high-pitched last note is relatively <br />.....easy to recognize. <br />' ; <br />i <br />(~ <br />r <br />i <br />i <br />i~ <br />i <br />Description <br />• Small drab songbird. <br />• Back grayish green. <br />• Underparts whitish, may haue yellowish tinge to flanks. <br />• Eyebrow dull white. <br />• Grayish line through eye. <br />• No wingbars, tail spots, or eyering. <br />• Size: 12-13 cm (5-5 in) <br />• Wingspan: 22 cm ('9 in) <br />• Weight: i0-16 g (0.35-0.56 ounces) <br />Sex Differences <br />Sexes alike. <br />Sound <br />At~Qu~ thy:. maA <br />~q Play, sound frprn this species <br />Song a rapid jumble of rising and falling notes, usually ending in an accented, higher-pitched note. "If I sees <br />you, I will seize you, and I'll squeeze you till you squirt!" Call a nasal "eeah." <br />»listen.to songs of this species <br />Conservation Status <br />~2-~~~ ' <br />Warbling Vireo <br />tom about the~hotogr~phS <br />toi <br />Populations generally stable or slightly increasing, but may be decreasing in some areas, e.g., California. <br />1~1tp:L/www.birds.co~~nell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdCuide/Warbling_Vireo.littnl 1/7/2009 <br />