Photo by Greg Gillson (Pacific NW Birder) |
Common name:
Hutton’s vireo (en); juruviara-de-Hutton (pt); viréo de Hutton (fr); vireo de Hutton (es); Hutton-vireo (de)
Taxonomy:
Order Passeriformes
Family Vireonidae
Range:
This species is found in western North America, in two distinct populations. One is found along the Pacific coast from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California in north-western Mexico. The other population is found from northern Mexico, Arizona and Texas to Guatemala, being separated from the former by the Mojave and Sonoran deserts.
Size:
These birds are 12-13 cm long and weigh 9-15 g.
Habitat:
Hutton’s vireos are mainly found in evergreen forests, preferring oak or pine-oak forests and tall chaparral, at altitudes of 900-3.500 m.
Diet:
They mainly glean caterpillars, beetles, crickets and spiders from the forest canopy, but will also take berries, small fruits and plant galls.