Measurements
Both Sexes
- Length
- 5.1–4.7 in
13–12 cm - Weight
- 0.3–0.5 oz
9–15 g
Other Names
- Viréo de Hutton (French)
- Vireo reyezuelo común, Vireo oliváceo (Spanish)
Cool Facts
- The range of the Hutton's Vireo is broken up into distinct areas separated by wide desert. As a result, up to 12 subspecies have been described, varying in size and slight differences in plumage. A genetic study found the coastal and interior forms to be different enough to consider them separate species.
Habitat
Forest
Evergreen forests, especially with live oaks.
Food
Insects
Insects and spiders.
Nesting
Nesting Facts
- Egg Description
- White with a few small brown dots.
- Condition at Hatching
- Helpless.
Nest Description
Open cup suspended by rim from a fork near ends of horizontal tree branches. Woven of lichens, spiderweb, plant down, bark shreds, fine grasses, small green leaves, and moss. Inner lining of grasses.
Nest Placement
Tree
Behavior
Foliage Gleaner
Conservation
Least Concern
Populations stable or slightly increasing.
Credits
- Davis, J. N. 1995. Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni). In The Birds of North America, No. 189 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.