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Cassin's Vireo
Vireo cassinii
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About the Cassin's Vireo
Cassin's vireo (Vireo cassinii) is a small North American songbird, ranging from southern British Columbia in Canada through the western coastal states of the United States, including California, Oregon, and Washington. The Cassin's Vireo moves down Western United States forests in its migration. During its migration in early spring and late fall, it spends the winter in regions from southern Arizona (the Sonoran Desert) to southern Mexico, including parts of Baja California and the Pacific coast of Mexico.
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Classification
- Scientific name
- Vireo cassinii
- Family
- Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
- Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
- Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
- Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius melitophrys
- Cozumel Vireo Vireo bairdi
- Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii
- Dwarf Vireo Vireo nelsoni
- Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
- Golden Vireo Vireo hypochryseus
- Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior
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