Listen to the gray vireo
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About the gray vireo
The gray vireo is a bird in the family Vireonidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 13 g.
What does the gray vireo sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The gray vireo (Vireo vicinior) is a small North American passerine bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Related birds in the genus Vireo
More from the family Vireonidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a gray vireo sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the gray vireo on this page, including its song. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the gray vireo endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the gray vireo as “least concern”.
What family does the gray vireo belong to?
The gray vireo (Vireo vicinior) belongs to the family Vireonidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Kickapoo Cavern State Park, Texas, United States by Scott Gravette – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q2667713 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Gray vireo – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Seabamirum on Flickr – CC BY 2.0