Black-whiskered vireo

The breeding habitat is open deciduous wooded areas and cultivation, and in Florida also mangroves. The Black-whiskered Vireo builds a cup nest in a fork of a tree branch, and lays 2-3 white eggs.

The Black-whiskered vireo is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Black-whiskered Vireo, Vireo altiloquus, is a small passerine bird, which breeds in southern Florida, USA, and the West Indies as far south as the offshore islands of Venezuela. It is a partial migrant, with northern birds wintering from the Greater Antilles to northern South America. This species has occurred as a rare vagrant to Costa Rica. The breeding habitat is open deciduous wooded areas and cultivation, and in Florida also mangroves. More

The Black-whiskered Vireo is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Florida, the West Indies, and some offshore Venezuelan islands. These breeding habitats consist of Florida mangroves and open, deciduous forests. Black-whiskered Vireos are partial migrants, with the northernmost populations moving to Greater Antilles, northern South America and Costa Rica in winter months. This species gleans vegetation in search for food, including insects and sometimes berries. More

● Foraging & Feeding: Black-whiskered Vireo: Eats a variety of insects but also takes some spiders and fruits; forages slowly and deliberately, picking food from leaves and branches. ● Breeding & nesting: Black-whiskered Vireo: Two to three white eggs with fine brown, purple, and black specks are laid in a nest made of twigs, grass, plant fibers, spider webs, cocoons, and lichens, lined with grass, pine needles, and hair, and built from 3 to 20 feet above the ground on a thin branch of a shrub or tree. More

Black-whiskered Vireo 1 - Galveston Co, TX - July Site Navigation More

Black-whiskered Vireo Range MapView dynamic map of eBird sightings Field MarksHelp - * AdultPopOutZoom In Adult * © 2004 Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Dry Tortugas, Florida Similar Species - * Red-eyed Vireo lacks black throat stripe, but it can be difficult to detect on Black-whiskered Vireo. More

The preferred habitat of the Black-whiskered Vireo is usually red mangrove swamps and tropical hardwood forests in south Florida. In central Florida, coastal live oak hammocks are used, as at Fort DeSoto Park in Pinellas County. Description This vireo is named for a distinctive narrow black line that looks like a whisker on each side of its white throat. As is typical of vireos, it has a large, hooked bill. More

Black-whiskered Vireo is a specialty of Florida, especially south Florida mangroves. More

Jeff Lewis photographed this Black-whiskered Vireo on 29 June 2006 in Manteo, NC. More

The Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus) is a small passerine (perching and songbird) bird which breeds in southern Florida and the West Indies as far south as the offshore islands of Venezuela. The Black-whiskered Vireo migrates from the greater Antilles (including Puerto Rico) to Venezuela, Columbia and Brazil in northern South America. It is of the order Passeriformes, family Vireonidae, genus Vireo. Description: Vireo altiloquus measures 5.5 to 5. More

The Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus) is essentially a bird of the Caribbean region during the breeding season; its breeding range includes south Florida. The species winters into South America. It is sometimes quite common in parts of Florida. This particular shot was taken at Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas of Florida, in April, 1991, with a Canon T-90 and FD 400mm F/4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. More

This Black-whiskered Vireo was photographed near Rockport, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 2000) (use image name "virbw" for inquiries) - Blue-headed Vireo click on the photo for a larger view Blue-headed Vireo This Blue-headed Vireo was photographed at the Frontera Audubon Nature Center, Weslaco, TX. More

Black-whiskered Vireo usually found only in Florida and the East Indies. The extra long beak distinguishes him from Red-eye Vireo. Next: Goodbye to Gulf Shores, Alabama Springtime. More