North American field guide
Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni
Identification
Field notes
13 cm (5") Fairly common. Western United States, southwestern British Columbia. Moist woodlands especially oak.
Olive-brown above. Light below. Two large white wing bars. Resembles a Ruby-crowned Kinglet but is slightly larger with a thicker bill and has an incomplete eye ring broken by a dark spot over the eye. Also it does not flick its wings.
Song: rising and falling "ch-weet ch-weet" repeated.
Details in the field
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Hutton's Vireo nest building
Credit: PrkFlyrRicRuby-crowned Kinglet and Hutton's Vireo
Credit: John HamilHutton's Vireo (GH2 + 100-300mm) 2012-09-16
Credit: MackM48Where it lives
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Bird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant · 1 rule
These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.
Hutton's Vireo
1 ruleRule 1 16 criteria · confidence 6
- What SIZE was the TAIL ?
- Very short · Short · Medium · Long · Unknown
- What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ?
- None · Unknown
- What colour PATTERN if any was on the BACK ?
- Uniform · Unknown
- What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?
- Uniform color · Unknown
- What colour was the BREAST ?
- White, or pale (grayish-white) · Olive (yellowish-green) · Unknown
- What colour was the THROAT ?
- White, or pale (grayish-white) · Olive (yellowish-green) · Unknown
- What SHAPE was the BILL ?
- Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Hooked · Unknown
- What LENGTH was the BILL ?
- Very short · Short · Medium · Unknown
- What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ?
- Light area over, below, behind or around the eye · Unknown
- What colour were the EYES ?
- Brown or blackish brown · Black or dark gray · Unknown
- Was the HEAD striped ?
- No · Unknown
- What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?
- Olive (yellowish-green) · Green · Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
- How BIG was the bird ?
- Smaller than a sparrow · Sparrow-sized
- List any unique feeding behaviour observed ?
- Feeding at flowers · Foraging by hanging upside down · Foraging rapidly · Foraging slowly and deliberately · Chasing and harassing other birds in flight
- What TYPE of bird was seen ?
- Warbler-like · Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- WHERE was the bird seen ?
- Southwestern United States · Northwestern Canada or United States