Black-capped Vireo
Vireo atricapillus
Perching
Length: 5 in. (11 cm )
This endangered species is threatened by habitat destruction, and in some parts of its shrinking range more than 90% of the nests are parasitized by cowbirds. It is restricted to open oak-juniper habitat where it feeds almost exclusively on insects and spiders gleaned from leaves and branches in dense low vegetation. The deep, cup-like nest is hung by its rim in the fork of a small branch in a short tree, and it is constructed of grass, leaves and spider silk.
The four-digit banding code is BCVI.
Chaparral
Shrubs
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Bibliographic details:
- Article: Black-capped Vireo
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed: 25 July, 2025
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/black-capped-vireo
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). Black-capped Vireo. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/black-capped-vireo
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Dr. Biology. "Black-capped Vireo". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/black-capped-vireo
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MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Black-capped Vireo". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/black-capped-vireo
Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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