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Philadelphia Vireo -
(Vireo philadelphicus)  Audio
Identification
- Small songbird
- Grey-olive above, greyish cap
- Yellow below
- Dark eyeline with dull light line above
- 5.25" (13 cm.)
Habitat
- Early to mid-successional deciduous
forest and edges - During migration, shrubby areas,
second-growth forest, especially near
water
Additional Information
- Rare to uncommon migrant
- Nests in the boreal forest
- A few nest records for northern Wisconsin
- Winters in Central America
Comparable Species - Red-eyed Vireo (larger, similar song)
- Warbling Vireo (lacks dark eyeline)
- Tennessee Warbler (thinner bill, white
undertail coverts)
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