ID Keys: Relatively plain overall, olive-gray back and head, throat
and belly lighter in color, large grey vill, light supercillium
The
Yucatan Vireo is aptly named, with a geographic range that normally covers
the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, as well as some islands in the western
Caribbean. In the United States, they are known by only one confirmed
sighting, a bird that was found on the Texas Gulf Coast near Galveston in
1984. Additional sightings may have occurred in both Texas and
Florida, but these have not been accepted as official.
Habitat
Can be found in a variety of forest
habitats, including both mature forest as well as second-growth and
otherwise disturbed forest lands. Found in mangrove forests along the
coast.
Diet
Feeds on insects and spiders, as well as on
fruits and berries.
Behavior
Forages relatively slowly and
deliberately in the forest canopy, climbing and flitting about in search of
insects.
Nesting
Nesting behavior poorly understood.
Song
The song of a Yucatan Vireo is a series of
herky-jerky phrases.
Migration
Considered a permanent resident
throughout its normal range.
