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White-eyed Vireo
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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: Rene Valdes (guacamayero) (135) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2009-03-14 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Camera: Canon EOS 30d, SIGMA 135-400mm |
| Exposure: f/7.1, 1/320 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-03-15 7:43 |
| Viewed: 545 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
A small and secretive bird of shrubby areas of the eastern and southern United States, the White-eyed Vireo is more noticeable for its explosive song than its looks.
Sound
Song loud, short, rapid, and harsh, with sharp chips at beginning and end. Calls a short "zip" and a harsh "mew."
Conservation Status:
Common. Populations appear stable.
Other Names:
Vireo aux yeux blancs (French)
Vireo ojiblanco (Spanish)
Cool Facts:
Both the male and the female White-eyed Vireo sing their primary song on the wintering grounds.
The only fossil record in North America for the entire family Vireonidae is a wing bone of a White-eyed Vireo from the late Pleistocene of Florida, from approximately 400,000 years ago.
The White-eyed Vireo bathes by rubbing against wet foliage. |
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shurely not easy to catch this nice little bird. Good colours and sharpness. Thanks for showing a new bird species to me.
Pierre
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