Most commonly found in mature forests dominated by relatively dense White Spruce.
Yukon: Common in the southeast along the La Biche and Beaver rivers; rarer in the Coal River and Liard River drainages.
North America: Breeds across the southern boreal zone from southeastern Yukon to the Maritimes, and in the Great Lake states and New England south through the Appalachian Mountains to Georgia.
Global: Winters from the southeastern USA to Mexico, along the Gulf of Mexico and south to Nicaragua.
Adult male’s solid blue-grey hood with white ‘spectacles’ and white throat are distinctive. All ages have bright olive back; yellow tinged wing bars and tertials; greenish-yellow edges to dark secondaries. Song slower than that of Red-eyed Vireo, with a pause of at least a second between phrases.
Animal | Bird |
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Bird | Vireos (Vireonidae) |
Color | black, blue, grey, yellow |