| Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus (Vieillot, 1808)) |
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Scientific name: Vireo altiloquus (Vieillot, 1808) Common name: Black-whiskered Vireo French name: Viréo à moustaches Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae Size: Body size: 15 to 16 cm; Weight: 17 to 19 g; Wingspan: about 25 cm. Habitat: Dry and humid forests, mangroves, gardens and plantations. Food: Insects and berries. Nesting: The nest is a cup of grass and leaves located on the fork of a tree. There are usually 2 to 3 eggs per clutch. Migration: Partially migratory, the most northern birds (Florida, Bahamas, Cuba) move southwards to the south of the Antilles or to the north of South America in winter. Geographic area: Florida (United States), West Indies. |
The Black-whiskered Vireo has light greenish grey upperparts, darker on the tail and wings. The underside is lighter, greyish white under the head, a little more greenish on the chest and a little more yellowish on the belly. It has a dark eye stripe topped by a long whitish eyebrow, itself topped by a dark line. The bottom of the cheeks is crossed out with a thin dark line which is the origin of the “black-whiskered” of the common name. The bill is straight and short. The upper mandible is slightly darker. The legs are bluish grey. |
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The view is not very good with strong backlighting but the markings on the side of the head are visible enough to confirm the species. |
André Bon January 2024