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Id | 2838 | ||||||||||||
Family | Vireos, Shrike-Babblers and Erpornis ~ Vireoer ~ Vireos (Vireonidae) | ||||||||||||
Species |
Dwarf Vireo (Vireo nelsoni) Mexicansk Dværgvireo ~ Vireo Enano ~ Dvärgvireo |
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Subspecies | monotypic | ||||||||||||
Locality |
Volcán Nevado de Colima, Mexico
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Date | 2018-11-19 | ||||||||||||
Sex, Age, Comment | Diffuse bird that I can't age or sex. Also a diffuse species which can be confused with both Hutton's Vireo, Black-capped Vireo and Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Had just seen a Hutton's a few minutes earlier, and it looked typically bigger, more uniformly dust green and more compact than this bird. Hutton's almost appears without neck, whereas Dwarf Vireo looks longish with a neck and small head. When I found the bird my first impression was of a kinglet rather than a Hutton's. The bird reacted instantly when I played the song, and it came very close. Found it in mature oak wood with scattered pines and a thick understory, 5 meters up. I exclude a female Black-capped here because the bird is too uniformly pale overall and with little contrast between the head and back (seen in the field). The kinglet is ruled out easily by the thick bill. The bird was alone, and after it got tired of me, it moved slowly on but stayed within visible range for a good while. | ||||||||||||
Collection | Endemic | ||||||||||||
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