Vireos

Yellow-throated Vireo, Vireo flavifrons

Family Vireonidae (Vireos)

Size: 5.5"

Season: Summer

Habitat: High canopy in mature, moist, mixed woodlands

The yellow-throated vireo is a compact vireo with a short tail. It has olive and gray upperparts with a bright-yellow chin and breast fading to a white belly and undertail region. Yellow “spectacles” encompass the dark eyes. There are two distinct white wing bars on the wing coverts. It gleans insects and berries from leaves high in the canopy. The adult is illustrated.