Plumbeous Vireo

Male
Female

Spring, summer

Size
5.75"
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Plumage / Description

Male and female plumage similar. A fairly plain, non-descript species. Darker gray on topside, pale whitish underside. Two pale wing-bars, and spectacles (white lores that extend to white eye-ring) help identify this species.

Habitat

Male and female plumage similar. A fairly plain, non-descript species. Darker gray on topside, pale whitish underside. Two pale wing-bars, and spectacles (white lores that extend to white eye-ring) help identify this species.

Relative Abundance

Common in preferred habitat

Behavior

A foliage gleaner, moving about in trees and shrubs in search of insects. Usually solitary. Passes through Pinyon/Juniper and residential habitat during migration, but during breeding season typically found at the higher elevations such as in the Bradshaw Mountains.

Diet

Insects, berries

Similar Species

Cassin's Vireo

Best Sites

Wolf Creek, Groom Creek, Lynx Creek. Pretty much anywhere up in the Bradshaw Mountains in summer