Genus
Vireo (Vireos)
Vireo cassinii. Photo: (c) Bridget Spencer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Vireo is a genus of small passerine birds restricted to the New World. Vireos typically have dull greenish plumage (hence the name, from Latin virere, “to be green”), but some are brown or gray on the back and some have bright yellow underparts. They resemble wood warblers apart from their slightly larger size and heavier bills, which in most species have a very small hook at the tip. The legs are stout.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
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Family: Vireonidae (Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis)
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Genus: Vireo (Vireos)
- Species: Vireo flavoviridis (Yellow-green vireo)
- Species: Vireo huttoni (Hutton’s vireo)
- Species: Vireo philadelphicus (Philadelphia vireo)
- Species: Vireo cassinii (Cassin’s vireo)
- Species: Vireo gilvus (Warbling vireo)
- Species: Vireo olivaceus (Red-eyed vireo)
- Species: Vireo flavifrons (Yellow-throated vireo)
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Genus: Vireo (Vireos)
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Family: Vireonidae (Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis)
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Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)