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Black-whiskered Vireo

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Black-whiskered Vireo by Michael Todd | Macaulay Library
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Black-whiskered Vireo

Vireo altiloquus
  • ORDER: Passeriformes
  • FAMILY: Vireonidae
Basic Description

A bird of Caribbean forests, the Black-whiskered Vireo reaches the United States only in southern Florida. Restricted to mangroves in Florida, it lives in other upland forest types in the rest of the Caribbean.

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Other Names
  • Vireo Bigotudo (Spanish)
  • Viréo à moustaches (French)
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Species in This Family

Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis(Order: Passeriformes, Family:Vireonidae)

Black-capped VireoBlack-capped Vireo
White-eyed VireoWhite-eyed Vireo
Bell's VireoBell's Vireo
Gray VireoGray Vireo
Hutton's VireoHutton's Vireo
Yellow-throated VireoYellow-throated Vireo
Cassin's VireoCassin's Vireo
Blue-headed VireoBlue-headed Vireo
Plumbeous VireoPlumbeous Vireo
Philadelphia VireoPhiladelphia Vireo
Warbling VireoWarbling Vireo
Red-eyed VireoRed-eyed Vireo
Black-whiskered VireoBlack-whiskered Vireo

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