Bell's Vireo
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Size
Length: 12-13cm (4-3/4 to 5in), Wingspan: ??cm (??in)
Field Marks
Faint white supercilium, dark eyeline and eye, white border beneath eye (lower half of eye ring), faint white wing bars, grayish upperparts, whitish underparts with grayish wash to breast. Thick bill with hooked upper mandible. Sexes similar. Juveniles: Similar to adults. Eastern birds are more olive than western birds.
Similar species
Best told from other vireos by its facial pattern. The white eye ring of the Bell's Vireo is broken in front of and behind the eye. The Hutton's Vireo's eye ring is thickest behind the eye and is broken at the top. The Gray Vireo has a complete eye ring. The White-eyed Vireo has yellow lores and white eyes (adults). The Warbling Vireo is larger and has a bolder supercilium that extends further behind the eye. Warblers have thinner, unhooked bills.
Sounds
Feeding & Behavior
Habitat & Nesting
Makes a well-camouflaged nest but when found the bird will stand its ground against intruders.
Range
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