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Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus)
Verified source photographRichard CrossleyCC-BY-SA · View source
PRB-0277Passeriformes

Black-whiskered Vireo

Julián Chiví

Vireo altiloquus

Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC · Least Concern

The black-whiskered vireo (Vireo altiloquus) is a small passerine bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Florida, the Bahamas, many Caribbean islands, and northern and Amazonian South America.

FamilyVireonidaeVireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
Puerto Rico occurrenceNative / natural occurrenceAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatforestsForest
Primary dietOmnivoreInvertivore
Average mass18.933333333333334 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementPartial migrant; Altitudinal migrant; Sedentary / residentInsessorial

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Spectrogram of Black-whiskered Vireo: song
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Sound recorded by GABRIEL LEITE · XC996307 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Black-whiskered Vireo

The black-whiskered vireo (Vireo altiloquus) is a small passerine bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Florida, the Bahamas, many Caribbean islands, and northern and Amazonian South America.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
forests
Elevation
0–1200 m
Nest
Cup / bowl · Tree; Shrub / bush / vine
Clutch
2–4 eggs
Social behavior
Not resolved

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