Texas
Warbling Vireo
In southwest Canada and the
rest of North & Cent. America.
rest of North & Cent. America.
Vireo gilvus
(L 5.5" WS 8.5" Wt 0.4 2 oz)
South Padre Island
18April2021
© BirdNote,
Chris
Peterson
Peterson
/ David Sibley
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
© Audubon
Society
Society
Vireo in Latin means a small
green bird; gilvus in Latin
means pale-yellow.
green bird; gilvus in Latin
means pale-yellow.
Alone among the throngs of springtime song
the solitary vireo gives out
the solitary vireo gives out
his solitary call.
(Tiel Aisha Ansari)