Thick-billed Vireo

Vireo crassirostris

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Identification

14 cm (5-6") Accidental to Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas from the Caribbean.

Gray head. Yellow spectacles. Two yellowish-white wing bars. All yellow below including belly. Resembles an immature White-eyed Vireo.

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Thick-billed Vireo perched on finger (Bahamas)

Credit: Nature Tidbits

Thick-billed Vireo (singing)

Credit: Nature is Awesome Birding & Wildlife Tours

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.

1 rule

Rule 1 13 criteria confidence 1

What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ?: None · Unknown
What colour was the SIDE ?: Yellow · Olive (yellowish-green) · Unknown
What colour was the BELLY ?: Yellow · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: Yellow · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: Yellow · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Hooked · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: 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 ?: Red, orange or rusty · Brown or blackish brown · Black or dark gray · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?: Smaller than a sparrow · Sparrow-sized
What TYPE of bird was seen ?: Warbler-like · Songbird (ground or perching bird)
WHERE was the bird seen ?: Southeastern United States

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