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White-eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: VIREONIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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White-eyed Vireo Photo

© 2004 Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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.

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    Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller
    • Courtesy of Macaulay Library
    © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Song loud, short, rapid, and harsh, with sharp chips at beginning and end. Calls a short "zip" and a harsh "mew."

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