Rotaugenvireo

Bestimmung

The red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus) is a small American songbird. It is somewhat warbler-like but not closely related to the New World warblers (Parulidae). Common across its vast range, this species is not considered threatened by the IUCN. Vireo is a Latin word referring to a green migratory bird, perhaps the female golden oriole, possibly the European greenfinch. The specific olivaceus is Neo-Latin for 'olive-green', from Latin oliva ('olive').

Taxonomie

Adults are mainly olive-green on the upper parts with white underparts; they have a red iris and a grey crown edged with black. There is a dark blackish line through the eyes and a wide white stripe just above that line. They have thick blue-grey legs and a stout bill. They are yellowish on the flanks and undertail coverts (though this is faint in some populations [ which? ] ). In the past, the yellow-green vireo ( V. flavoviridis ), the chivi vireo ( V. chivi ), and the Noronha vireo ( V. gracilirostris ) have been considered to be conspecific with the red-eyed vireo; the chivi vireo was split most recently. Other closely related species include the black-whiskered vireo ( V. altiloquus ) and the Yucatan vireo ( V. magister ). Measurements : [ 4 ] Both sexes:

Wissenschaftlicher Name

Vireo olivaceus

Autorität

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Ordnung

Passeriformes

Familie

Vireos

Gattung

Vireo

Verbreitung und Lebensraum

Breeding range: NA : Canada and c, e USA. Non-breeding range: to c South America.

Brutgebiet

NA : Canada and c, e USA

Überwinterungsgebiet

to c South America

Zugverhalten

Vollzieher

Verhalten

Zugverhalten: Vollzieher.

Schutzstatus

Bestandstrend: zunehmend.

Bestandstrend

zunehmend