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Blue-headed Vireo Sounds

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© DAVID BROWN | Macaulay Library New York, May 01, 2005

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Songs

The male sings a querulous song that can be rendered as teeyay, tayah, taweeto, teeaytoay, toowip (or “hear me, see me, hear I am”). The song is similar to several other large vireo songs, but a bit slower than Red-eyed, with each phrase separated by a second or so.

Calls

Fast, repeated scolding and alarm calls vary in intensity and duration but are the most frequent (and distinctive) vocalizations heard from migrants and wintering birds. By keying in on these calls, birders can often discover a mixed flock of birds. Vireos and other birds sometimes respond to imitations of this scolding call. Breeding Blue-headed Vireos also produce a remarkable variety of short calls as well as shrieks, trills, and a nasal nyaa.

Other Sounds

When in conflict, males sometimes snap their bill together.

Compare with Similar Species

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Bell's Vireo Adult (Eastern) is similar to Blue-headed Vireo

Cassin's Vireo Adult is similar to Blue-headed Vireo

Plumbeous Vireo Adult is similar to Blue-headed Vireo

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Species in This Family

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

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