Vireo griseus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Vireo sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 111 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 131st most-seen of the 277 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Vireo in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, 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.
14th of 26
Of the 26 parks where we can rate White-eyed Vireo sightings, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 14th at about 10%. The best odds are in Congaree National Park (United States, about 50%), Everglades National Park (United States, about 50%) and Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Vireo
The closest relatives of the White-eyed Vireo that you can see in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (genus Vireo, Vireos) are Yellow-green Vireo (about 20%), Yellow-throated 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 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (111 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
