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Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo solitarius · Family Vireonidae

Vireo solitarius

Family Vireonidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Vireonidae
GBIF occurrence records
1,666,039
Countries and territories with records
17
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About this species

This species has 1,666,039 occurrence records from 17 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (79%), Canada (18.5%) and Mexico (1.4%); together they account for 98.9% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.12% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Vireo solitarius combines the genus name Vireo with the species epithet solitarius. The Warbla app catalog lists 33 species of the genus Vireo; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Vireo olivaceus, Vireo gilvus and Vireo griseus.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 60 species of the family Vireonidae. This species ranks 4th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Vireo olivaceus. Its record count is 5.2 times the family average (317,557). The family Vireonidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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