Yellow-throated Vireo -- South Dakota Birds
| Length: 5.5 inches | Wingspan: 9.5 inches | Seasonality: Summer/Migrant |
| ID Keys: Yellow "spectacles", yellow throat and breast, olive-green head and upperparts, 2 white wing-bars. | ||
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
The Yellow-throated Vireo is considered the most brightly colored of the Vireos, with a bright yellow throat, breast, and "spectacles" around a dark eye. They prefer mature deciduous forest, and are most often found high in the canopy and among the foliage.
Habitat: Uses mature deciduous forests during the summer breeding season, especially along lakeshores and streams. They generally avoid mixed or coniferous forests, as well as forests with a thick shrubby undergrowth. Uses a wide variety of habitats during the winter, from tropical rain forest to dry scrublands..
Diet: Most of the summer diet is insects. Fruits and berries are also consumed, primarily in the winter months.
Nesting: Late May through early July.
Breeding Map: Breeding Bird Survey map
Song: Short 2- or 3-note phrases, separated by deliberate pauses. Click to hear the Yellow-throated Vireo song.
Migrations: Summers throughout the eastern half of the United States. A few overwinter in southern Florida, but most move out of the United States for the winter.
Similar Species: Pine Warbler
Status: Generally stable, although there have been declines in the Northeast offset by gains in the Midwest. They are fairly common hosts to cowbird parasitism.
Further Information: 1) USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Yellow-throated Vireo
2)
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Yellow-throated Vireo
3) eNature.com: Yellow-throated Vireo
Photo Information: May 17th, 2006 -- Newton Hills State Park -- Terry Sohl
Additional Photos: Click on the image chips or text links below for additional, higher-resolution Yellow-throated Vireo photos.
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This page was last edited on 02/03/08