Listen to the Plumbeous vireo
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About the Plumbeous vireo
The Plumbeous vireo is a bird in the family Vireonidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 16 g.
What does the Plumbeous 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 plumbeous vireo (Vireo plumbeus) is a small North American songbird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found from the U. S. states of Montana and South Dakota south to Honduras.
Related birds in the genus Vireo
More from the family Vireonidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Plumbeous vireo sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Plumbeous 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 Plumbeous vireo endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Plumbeous vireo as “least concern”.
What family does the Plumbeous vireo belong to?
The Plumbeous vireo (Vireo plumbeus) belongs to the family Vireonidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Vireo plumbeus - Plumbeous Vireo by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Oak Draw Rd, Custer State Park, South Dakota, United States by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1318023 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Plumbeous vireo – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by VJAnderson – CC BY-SA 4.0