Vireo
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| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | |
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| Family: | Vireonidae Swainson, 1837
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The vireos (/ˈvɪri.oʊ/) are a group of passerine birds that are mostly in the part of the New World. Their feathers are dull-colored and greenish, the smaller species slightly resembling wood warblers. New evidence from DNA places vireos as relatives of crows.[1] Vireos are mostly shy.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "vireo (bird) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia". britannica.com. 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Vireos (Vireonidae) Archived 2016-03-16 at the Wayback Machine information, including 33 species with videos and 40 with photographs at the Internet Bird Collection
