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Definition of Vireos

Vireo
Vireo Vir"e*o, n. [L., a species of bird.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the family Vireonid[ae]. In many of the species the back is greenish, or olive-colored. Called also greenlet. Note: In the Eastern United States the most common species are the white-eyed vireo (Vireo Noveboracensis), the redeyed vireo (V. olivaceus), the blue-headed, or solitary, vireo (V. solitarius), the warbling vireo (V. gilvus), and the yellow-throated vireo (V. flavifrons). All these are noted for the sweetness of their songs.

Meaning of Vireos from wikipedia

- ; Rasmussen, P. (eds.). "Vireos, shrike-babblers". IOC World Bird List. 14.2. Retrieved 18 January 2025. "Vireonidae. Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Er****is"...
- brown-headed cowbirds parasitise Bell's vireo nests, letting the vireos raise their young. Historically, the least Bell's vireo was a common to locally abundant...
- Western birds are generally smaller and have darker grey crowns. Warbling vireos forage for insects in trees, hopping along branches and sometimes hovering...
- blue-headed vireos are often found to flock with groups of different sparrow species but rarely with members of its own species. When blue-headed vireos arrive...
- 6 months of age. They may also show molt contrast on their wings. Adult vireos are very similar, except in the subspecies diversus, where the female is...
- The Philadelphia vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) is a small North American songbird in the vireo family (Vireonidae). "Vireo" is a Latin word referring to...
- The slaty vireo (Vireo brevipennis) is a species of bird endemic to shrubby highlands of southern Mexico. It differs from all other vireos in its predominantly...
- birds of Louisiana. I. Vireos (Vireonidae)" (PDF). Journal of Louisiana Ornithology. 4 (2): 59–102. "Birds: White-e**** Vireo (Vireo griseus bermudi****)"...
- considered a subspecies of the thick-billed vireo. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Shrikes, vireos, shrike-babblers". World Bird List Version...
- among vireos and is reminiscent of that of gnatcatchers. The song is hu-wee, chu-wee, che-weet, chee, ch-churr-weet, churr, schray. The gray vireo has skulking...