Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius(Wilson, A, 1810)
English (US) Blue-headed Vireo
The Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Vireonidae (Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Vireo solitarius
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1810)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Vireo solitarius solitarius
- Vireo solitarius alticola
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa solitaria
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1810)
- Type locality
- Bartram's woods, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Original description
- American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: Illustrated with Plates Engraved and Colored from Original Drawings taken from Nature 2 p.143 pl.17 fig.6
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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