Re: Thick-billed vireo in boca?


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Posted by Bill Pranty on 17:19:27 04/10/09

In Reply to: Re: Thick-billed vireo in boca? posted by Angel & Mariel

Good afternoon all,

The description of the bird ("the belly was yellow all over") does not fit the race of Thick-billed Vireo (crassirostris) that has been documented in Florida. This race has pale underparts with little or no yellow; the underparts are more of a grayish/buff, with some pale yellow tones visible at close range.

Earlier (1980s) North American field guides illustrated one of the yellowish-bellied races of Thick-billed Vireo, but all photographic records from Florida are of crassirostris.


Best regards,

Bill Pranty
Bayonet Point, Florida



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