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Black-capped Vireo Identification
Adult Description
- Small songbird.
- Black or dark gray head.
- Red eyes surrounded by white spectacles.
- Back olive.
- Underparts white.
- Two pale wingbars.
Male Description
Forehead, crown, nape, auriculars, and cheek black. Underparts white, with greenish or yellow flanks. Back olive-green. Wings black with two pale yellowish wingbars.Female Description
Similar to male, but slightly duller. Cap gray instead of black.Immature Description
Immature similar to adult female, but with dark brown eyes instead of red. Yearling male with gray on nape and back of crown.Relative Size
sparrow-sized or smallerMeasurements
- Both Sexes
- Length: 4.3 in (11 cm)
- Weight: 0.3-0.3 oz (8-10 g)
- Wingspan: 7.1 in (18 cm)
Species in This Family
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Vireonidae)
