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.
- 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.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult dropping greens on the nest Locality Santa Ana River, California, USA (United States)
Conan Guard 24 April 2009 2 years ago 8 sec 4.6 -
Adult calling near nest. Locality Santa Ana River, California, USA (United States)
Conan Guard 24 April 2009 2 years ago 8 sec 4 -
Adult with spider silk or plant down for nest. Locality Santa Ana River, California, USA (United States)
Conan Guard 24 April 2009 2 years ago 7 sec 3.5 -
A bird eating an insect. Locality Evey Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States)
Paul Clarke 2 July 2011 22 weeks ago 20 sec 3.3
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Along the road to Rustler park.
Locality Rustler Park, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp stephensi)
Erik Breden 1 May 1985 1 year ago 3 -
Near a nest site.
Locality Davis Mountains Preserve, Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA (United States) (ssp stephensi)
Erik Breden 1 June 2000 1 year ago 3
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A bird singing.
Locality San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
(ssp vulcani)
Josep del Hoyo 9 April 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
Song of a bird.
Locality San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
(ssp vulcani)
Josep del Hoyo 9 April 2009 2 years ago 3
