Black-whiskered Vireo

Black-whiskered vireo Vireo altiloquus
Identification Tips:
Length: 5 inches
Thick bill with hooked upper mandible
Sexes similar
Red eye
White supercilium bordered above by a dark line and below by a dark eye line
Dark malar streak ...

Black-whiskered Vireo
Adult
Similar Species
Red-eyed Vireo lacks black throat stripe, but it can be difficult to detect on Black-whiskered Vireo.

Black-whiskered Vireo
Vireo altiloquus
The Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus) is essentially a bird of the Caribbean region during the breeding season; its breeding range includes south Florida. The species winters into South America.

Black-whiskered Vireos inhabit coastal mangrove and hardwood habitats. They are more common in southern areas.
name area season diet/native food plants
Black-whiskered Vireo
NCS ...

Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus. Rare in spring and occasional in fall in Gulf Coast region. Found in coastal trees and thickets.
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Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
Black-capped Vireo, Vireo atricapillus
Black-whiskered Vireo, Vireo altiloquus
Brown-capped Vireo, Vireo leucophrys ...

Noronha Vireo, Vireo gracilirostris
Yellow-green Vireo, Vireo flavoviridis (sometimes included in V. olivaceus)
Black-whiskered Vireo, Vireo altiloquus
Yucatan Vireo, Vireo magister ...

Actually, with the inclusion of our Thick-billed Vireo sighting in the Bahamas in January, I've actually seen every vireo of the eastern U.S. this year except one, the highly localized Black-whiskered Vireo of south Florida and the West ...

See also: Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Warbler, Warbling vireo, White-eye