Vireonidae
Vireonidae (vireos; class Aves, order Passeriformes) A family of small, brown, green, grey, and yellow birds, many of which have pale
supercilia and wing bars. (In the 25
Vireo species the eyes are often white or red.) Their bills are medium to long, stout, and slightly hooked. They have long and pointed to short and rounded wings. They are arboreal, inhabit forests, feed on insects and fruit, and nest in trees and bushes. There are four genera, with about 45 species, many migratory, found in N., Central, and S. America. Two groups, included here, are often regarded as separate families: Cyclarhidae (pepper-shrikes) and Vireolaniidae (shrike-vireos).
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Flown in on the red-eye? Oh, you are the red-eye
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/16/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...eyed vireo populations are reported to have increased in north-east America. Red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus) Of the Vireonidae family, warbler-like but more closely related to shrikes.Nests in Canada and northern USA, winters in South America...
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Hermit Thrush is the First Observed Dispersal Agent for Pondberry (Lindera melissifolia)
Magazine article from: Castanea; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Cardinalidae), American robins Turdus niigratorius L. (Turdidae), red-eyed vireos Vireo olivaceus (L.) (Vireonidae), eastern kingbirds Tyrannus tyrannus (L.) (Tyrannidae), and hairy woodpeckers Picoides villosus (L.) (Picidae...
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Banding returns, arrival pattern, and site-fidelity of white-eyed vireos.
Magazine article from: Wilson Bulletin; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...1990, Payne and Payne 1990, Bibby et al. 1992). Among the groups of birds in decline are migratory species in the family Vireonidae (Robbins et al. 1989). Two species of vireo are federally endangered in the United States: the Black-capped Vireo...
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How birds fly.
Magazine article from: Ranger Rick; 9/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...wings (2) are best for long-distance flying. And broad, rounded wings (3, and like the macaw's above) work well for making...wings (2) are best for long-distance flying. And broad, rounded wings (3, and like the macaw's above) work well for making...
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For bird watchers, a guide to Eastern hawks
Newspaper article from: Sunday News Lancaster, PA; 10/27/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...shinned hawk, Cooper's hawk and goshawk. All have short, rounded wings and are woodland birds. Accipiters are aggressive predators...Buteos are medium-to-large-sized raptors with long, rounded wings and wide tails that often soar on thermals and updrafts...
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FEATHERED FRIENDS.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 11/25/2001; 455 words
; ...hawk has a long, narrow square-tipped tail and short, rounded wings. Adult is slate-gray above, pale below with fine rust...which it catches in sudden and swift attacks. The narrow, rounded wings enables it to pursue prey through the woods. CAPTION(S...
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Wing morphology varies with age but not migratory habit in American Dippers.(Report)
Magazine article from: The Wilson Journal of Ornithology; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...vulnerable to predators, typically have shorter and more rounded wings than adults (Alatalo et al. 1984). Avian flight apparatus...tails than residents, (2) yearlings have shorter more rounded wings than adults, and (3) if residents, that consistently...
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Multiple factors affect flight power curves among species.
Newspaper article from: Science Letter; 2/10/2003; 700+ words
; ...physical structure and shape of the birds' tails and wings. Compared to cockatiels and turtledoves, magpies have broad, rounded wings and a longer tail that likely increases drag and prevents it from flying faster than 14 meters per second (31.36 mph...
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Masel.(Focus On Brackets)
Magazine article from: Orthodontic Products; 4/1/2006; 340 words
; ...Bravo Excel Roth brackets, with or without hooks. The brackets, made from tarnish-resistant stainless steel, feature rounded wings, a low-profile design, torque in base, a 45[degrees] bevel on lowers and anteriors, clear identification marks...
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AT HAWK RIDGE, IT'S ALL ABOUT BIRDS.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 10/1/2003; ; 600 words
; ...glide often low over the landscape. These hawks, such as northern goshawk, sharp-shinned and cooper's, have short, rounded wings with long tails. Falcons - medium-size birds with pointed wings and short tails. The falcons, including the American...
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Vireonidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
Vireonidae ( vireos ; class Aves , order Passeriformes ) A family of small, brown, green, grey, and yellow birds, many of which have...
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Vireos
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Vireos Vireos are 44 species of small arboreal birds that comprise the family Vireonidae, in the order Passeriformes. As it is considered here, the Vireonidae is an assembly of three sub-families: the true vireos and greenlets (Vireoninae...
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vireo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...eyed, warbling, Philadelphia, yellow-throated, and blue-headed, or solitary, vireos. Vireos are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Passeriformes, family Vireonidae, genus Vireo.
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Ornithology
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...Paridae (chickadees, titmice), Troglodytidae (wrens), Turdidae (thrushes, bluebirds), Sturnidae (starlings), Vireonidae (vireos), Parulidae (woodwarblers), Icteridae (blackbirds, orioles), and Fringillidae (grosbeaks, finches, sparrows...
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Vireo
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
Vireo ( vireos ) See VIREONIDAE .
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