tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358106156319198577.post3042258754902891123..comments2024-02-19T12:03:45.738-08:00Comments on BC Rare Bird Alert: YELLOW-GREEN VIREO!Melissa Haftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762480704325333762noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358106156319198577.post-14968878075740072342014-04-17T08:14:43.266-07:002014-04-17T08:14:43.266-07:00We have a few of these that come and drink "...We have a few of these that come and drink "upside down" at our hummingbird feeder on a daily basis...didn't know what the were. Sunshine Coast BCAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14064903939422601226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358106156319198577.post-73715255585768182982013-12-12T09:16:09.416-08:002013-12-12T09:16:09.416-08:00Yellow-green Vireo in Canada. Now I've heard ...Yellow-green Vireo in Canada. Now I've heard of everything!Twitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150473259287487675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358106156319198577.post-7240287378095279202013-11-29T09:13:44.469-08:002013-11-29T09:13:44.469-08:00Yes, I see the extensive yellow and larger two-ton...Yes, I see the extensive yellow and larger two-toned bill more in line with the Yellow-Green Vireo.<br />Sibley says Yellow-Green has a grayish crown without dark contrasting border, but on this bird and many online photos, there is a dark border between crown and eye brow. Dianne C., Humano-gaianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282153621783363161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358106156319198577.post-70894205861596727232013-11-28T07:26:24.816-08:002013-11-28T07:26:24.816-08:00These excellent photos make the ID so much easier,...These excellent photos make the ID so much easier, kudos to the photographer!LWNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14046139702905707666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358106156319198577.post-76087623926677636042013-11-28T00:43:06.778-08:002013-11-28T00:43:06.778-08:00Thanks for posting Russell.
I am going to take a ...Thanks for posting Russell.<br /><br />I am going to take a step here and Say Yellow Green Vireo. <br /><br />The coloration, "jizz" and bill size match that species best. According to the National Geographic Field Guide, the Red-eyed Vireo may display some yellowish tones on the flanks and undertail coverts. Some vireos of the genus vireo may go a little more yellowish in the fall. I understand that melanins/porphyrins and the more volatile, diet based carotinoids all have an influence on many aspects of bird coloration. <br /><br />However, I notice that the bird's back and paler head, contrasting with the strongish yellow/green colors on the subject bird's belly/flank and undertail coverts, and even onto the face match the pattern of a Yellow-Green Vireo rather closely. <br /><br />Also, the "blending" of the supercillary pattern and the width and pale grayish tones in these facial patterns approaching the crown are consistent with yellow green vireo. <br /><br />Plumage is more variable among birds, but bill size is not as vulnerable to variation. Note that the bird photographed has a very substantial bill. That is a very notable characteristic of Yellow-green Vireo, and I find it somewhat telling and indicative of the possibility of Yellow-green Vireo.<br /><br />Please see these two photos of the subject species from Google images: I found that the photos, especially those in profile, most closely matched the Yellow Green in coloration and shape, including bill size. <br /><br />http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/munshisouth10/files/2010/10/RedEyedVireo.jpg <br /><br />http://ibc.lynxeds.com/files/pictures/DSCN5818.jpgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033861454274793396noreply@blogger.com