| Yellow-throated Vireo Identification Tips |
| (Credit: U. S. Geological Survey) |
| General
Information - Thick bill with hooked upper mandible - Dark eye - Bold yellow spectacles - Bright yellow throat and upper breast - Olive head and back - White belly and undertail coverts - Gray rump - Wings and tail dark - Blue-gray legs - Two bold white wing bars - Sexes similar - Juvenile similar to adult Similar Species No other vireo combines white wing bars, yellow throat and yellow spectacles. Juvenile White-eyed Vireo is similar but does not have a yellow throat. Pine Warbler has similar plumage, but lacks spectacles, and has a thinner bill, faintly streaked sides, and white tail spots. |
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