Vireo griseus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The white-eyed vireo (Vireo griseus) is a small songbird of the family Vireonidae. It breeds in the eastern United States from New England west to northern Missouri and south to Texas and Florida, and also in eastern Mexico, northern Central America, Cuba and the Bahamas. Populations on the US Gulf Coast and further south are resident, but most North American birds migrate south in winter. This vireo frequents bushes and shrubs in abandoned cultivation or overgrown pastures.
They nest near the ground in tangled thickets. Nests are made of weeds, leaves, grass, bark or bits of trash. The grass-lined nest is a neat cup shape, attached to a fork in a tree branch by spider webs. It lays 3–5 dark-spotted white eggs. Both the male and female incubate the eggs for 12–16 days. The young leave the nest 9–11 days after hatching.
Measurements: Length: 4.3–5.1 in (11–13 cm) Weight: 0.3–0.5 oz (10–14 g) Wingspan: 6.7 in (17 cm) Its head and back are a greyish olive, and the underparts are white with yellow flanks. The wings and tail are dark, and there are two white wing bars on each wing. The eyes have white irises, and are surrounded... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Havana | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 8 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Vireo sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 6,013 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 25th most-seen of the 277 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Vireo in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in November to February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-eyed Vireo sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 20 cities where we can rate White-eyed Vireo sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come San Antonio (United States, about 30%) and Dallas (United States, about 20%).
Same genus: Vireo
The closest relatives of the White-eyed Vireo that you can see in Austin (genus Vireo, Vireos) are Blue-headed Vireo (about 10%) and Red-eyed Vireo (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-eyed Vireo is recorded against all the birds logged in Austin (6,013 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
