Yellow-throated Vireo
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Yellow-throated Vireo

Vireo flavifrons

Silhouette: Caleb Gordon · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Denver

In 3 days <5%

9 Verified sightings at Denver
12,362 In all 59 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow-throated Vireo

The yellow-throated vireo (Vireo flavifrons) is a small American songbird. The generic name Vireo is a Latin word referring to a green migratory bird, perhaps the female golden oriole, or possibly the European greenfinch. The specific name flavifrons is from the Latin words flavus, "yellow", and frons, "forehead".

Adults are mainly olive on the head and upperparts with a yellow throat and white belly; they have dark eyes with yellow "spectacles". The tail and wings are dark with white wing bars. They have thick blue-grey legs and a stout bill.

Measurements: Length: 5.1–5.9 in (13–15 cm) Weight: 0.5–0.7 oz (15–21 g) Wingspan: 9.1 in (23 cm) Their breeding habitat is open deciduous woods in southern Canada and the eastern United States. These birds migrate to the deep southern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America.

They forage for insects high in trees... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Alarm call0:15

United States · 2025

© Sue Riffe · XC1002062 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:38

Canada · 2022

© Thomas Ryder Payne · XC914384 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:19

United States · 2006

© Robin Carter · XC7842 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
2 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~30%
3 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
4 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
5 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
6 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
7 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
8 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
11 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~10%
12 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
13 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
14 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
15 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
16 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
17 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
18 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
19 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
20 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
~10%
21 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
22 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
23 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
24 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
25 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
26 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
27 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
28 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
29 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
30 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
31 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
32 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
33 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
39 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
41 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
42 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
43 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
44 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
45 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
46 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
47 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
48 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
49 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
50 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
51 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
52 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
53 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
54 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
55 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
56 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
57 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
58 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
59 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 Havana 🇨🇺 Cuba
~10%
3 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Tegucigalpa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
6 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
<5%
7 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
9 Managua 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
10 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-throated Vireo in Denver?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Vireo sighting in Denver on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 281st most-seen of the 299 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-throated Vireo in Denver?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Vireo in Denver on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-throated Vireo?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-throated 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.

Is Denver the best place to see a Yellow-throated Vireo?

30th of 30

Of the 30 cities where we can rate Yellow-throated Vireo sightings, Denver ranks 30th at under 5%. The best odds are in San José (Costa Rica, about 10%), Havana (Cuba, about 10%) and Miami (United States, under 5%).

Where does the Yellow-throated Vireo sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-throated Vireo is recorded against all the birds logged in Denver (9 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.

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