Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Perching
Length: 6 in. (14 cm )
Usually seen low in shrubs and undergrowth vegetation of open forest and forest edge, this vireo places its deep, cup-like nest in the fork of a small branch in a tall shrub or low tree. The nest is made of grass, insect and spider webbing and lichens. Food is almost solely insects during the spring and summer, but berries and small fruits are added to the diet in the fall and winter.
The four-digit banding code is YTVI.
Male |
Agricultural
Oak-pine woodland
Riparian / River forest
Shrubs
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Bibliographic details:
- Article: Yellow-throated 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: 23 May, 2025
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/yellow-throated-vireo
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:38). Yellow-throated Vireo. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/yellow-throated-vireo
American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Yellow-throated Vireo". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/yellow-throated-vireo
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MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Yellow-throated Vireo". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/yellow-throated-vireo
Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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