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Vireos
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Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
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Vireonidae

Swainson, 1837
Genera
  • Vireo
  • Hylophilus
  • Vireolanius
  • Cyclarhis
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The vireos are a group of passerine birds that are mostly in the part of the New World. Their feathers are dull-colored and greenish, the smaller species slightly resembling wood warblers. New evidence from DNA places vireos as relatives of crows. Vireos are mostly shy.

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