Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
- GenusVireo (Vireos)
- SpeciesVireo gilvus (Warbling Vireo)
The warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus) is a small North American songbird. Its breeding habitat is open deciduous and mixed woods from Alaska to Mexico. It often nests in widely spaced trees, often cottonwood or aspen, along streams or rivers. It migrates to Mexico and Central America. Measurements: Length: 12–13 cm (4.7–5.1 in) Wingspan: 22 cm (8.7 in) Weight: 10–16 g (0.35–0.56 oz) They are mainly olive-grey on the head and upperparts with white underparts; they have brown eyes and the front of the face is light. There is a white supercilium. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Wood Buffalo National Park
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
Common Raven
Corvus corax
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Warbling Vireo at Wood Buffalo National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there