Vireos (Vireonidae)

Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni) - HBW 15, p. 427

French: Viréo de Hutton German: Huttonvireo Spanish: Vireo de Hutton

Taxonomy: Vireo huttoni Cassin, 1851, Monterey, California, USA.
May be most closely related to V. carmioli; more study needed. Very wide divergence between coastal nominate race and interior stephensi, indicating effective genetic separation of sufficiently long standing to raise the question of distinction at species level, further study required. Proposed race insularis, described from Victoria, on Vancouver I (British Columbia), in Canada, is synonymized with obscurus. Eleven subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • obscurus Anthony, 1891 - extreme SW Canada (SW British Columbia) S in W USA to NW California.
  • parkesi Rea, 1991 - NW California (S to Marin County).
  • sierrae Rea, 1991 - N & C Sierra Nevada, in E California.

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  • obscurus Anthony, 1891 - extreme SW Canada (SW British Columbia) S in W USA to NW California.
  • parkesi Rea, 1991 - NW California (S to Marin County).
  • sierrae Rea, 1991 - N & C Sierra Nevada, in E California.
  • huttoni Cassin, 1851 - W California from Monterey S along coast to Santa Barbara County, also Santa Rosa I and Santa Cruz I.
  • unitti Rea, 1991 - Santa Catalina I (SW California).
  • cognatus Ridgway, 1903 - S Baja California, in W Mexico.
  • stephensi Brewster, 1882 - SW USA (C & E Arizona, SW New Mexico) S in Sierra Madre to Zacatecas, in C Mexico.
  • carolinae H. W. Brandt, 1938 - S USA (SW Texas) and E Mexico (S to SC Zacatecas and NW Hidalgo).
  • pacificus A. R. Phillips, 1966 - SW Mexico (Nayarit S to SW Jalisco).
  • mexicanus Ridgway, 1903 - S Mexico (C & SW México S to N Oaxaca).
  • vulcani Griscom, 1930 - SW Guatemala.