Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
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Hutton's Vireo

Vireo huttoni Cassin, 1851

10–12 cmLength11 gWeight

Hutton's vireo (Vireo huttoni) is a small songbird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers.

Busiest months: April · Most records: United States, Canada, Mexico

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Hutton's Vireo has been recorded at 223 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Pt. Reyes Bird Observatory – PalomarinUnited States8,139 records
  2. Ramsey Canyon PreserveUnited States5,373 records
  3. Discovery ParkUnited States4,161 records
More places
  1. Cave Creek Canyon – South ForkUnited States3,520 records
  2. Tijuana River Valley – Bird & Butterfly GardenUnited States2,996 records
  3. Huntington Central Park – EastUnited States2,949 records
  4. Mt. Lemmon – Rose Canyon and LakeUnited States2,835 records
  5. Rocky Point Bird ObservatoryCanada2,516 records
  6. Florida Canyon – lowerUnited States2,475 records
  7. Madera Canyon – Proctor Rd.United States2,424 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United StatesCanadaMexicoGuatemala

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Hutton's vireo (Vireo huttoni) is a small songbird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found from southwestern Canada to Guatemala.

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Questions

How big is the Hutton's Vireo?

The Hutton's Vireo is about 10–12 cm long and weighs around 11 g.

Where does the Hutton's Vireo live?

Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: southwestern Canada to western Guatemala. It is most often recorded in United States, Canada and Mexico.

When is the best time to see the Hutton's Vireo?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Hutton's Vireo endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Hutton's Vireo as Least Concern.

What does the Hutton's Vireo eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Hutton's Vireo in?

It belongs to the family Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers (Vireonidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
10–12 cm
Weight
11 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
63 mm
Tail
49 mm
Bill
13 mm
Tarsus
20 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

North America, Middle America: southwestern Canada to western Guatemala

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Vireo

Other birds in the genus Vireo

Hutton's Vireo

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