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Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
Audubon Illustration
John James Audubon, Birds of America (1827-1838). Public domain.
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About the Philadelphia Vireo
The Philadelphia vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) is a small North American songbird in the vireo family (Vireonidae). "Vireo" is a Latin word referring to a green migratory bird, perhaps the female golden oriole, possibly the European greenfinch. The specific philadelphicus is for the city of Philadelphia.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Vireo philadelphicus
- 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
- Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
- 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
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