Black-whiskered Vireo
Vireo altiloquus
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis (Vireonidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
Fai un quiz con Black-whiskered Vireo e specie simili
Vedi tutte le foto, i video e i suoni
Revisione necessaria
Birdr è un progetto della community, e molte foto aspettano ancora un controllo umano. Se conosci questo uccello, puoi aiutare rivedendo le immagini.
Spesso confuso con
Nei quiz i giocatori confondono più spesso Black-whiskered Vireo con questi uccelli: o questa specie è stata scelta per errore, o il contrario.
| Specie | Confusioni |
|---|---|
| Vireo occhirossi Vireo olivaceus | 3 |
| Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister | 2 |
| Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica | 1 |
| Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis | 1 |
| Gray Trembler Cinclocerthia gutturalis | 1 |
Famiglia
The vireos make up a family, Vireonidae, of small to medium-sized passerine birds found in the New World (Canada to Argentina, including Bermuda and the West Indies) and Southeast Asia. The family contains 62 species and is divided into eight genera. "Vireo" is a Latin word referring to a green migratory bird, perhaps the female golden oriole, possibly the European greenfinch.
Ordine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …