Mangrove Vireo
A species of Vireos Scientific name : Vireo pallens Genus : Vireos
Mangrove Vireo, A species of Vireos
Botanical name: Vireo pallens
Genus: Vireos
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Description General Info
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Description
A drab olive or olive-grey bird, the mangrove vireo has yellow lores and two white wing bars. Sexes are similar. It is approximately 10 cm (3.9 in) long. There are two disjunct populations of this vireo: Caribbean and Pacific. The Caribbean population has both yellow and grey colour phases, while the Pacific population has no colour phases. 
Size
12 cm
Feeding Habits
Mangrove Vireo chiefly feeds on insects like spiders, small beetles, and leafhoppers, supplementing its diet with fruit and arillate seeds from elephant trees. It forages in mangroves, adeptly hunting prey and displaying a preference for certain seeds.
Habitat
The mangrove Vireo thrives in a variety of habitats, predominantly residing in mangrove forests with a noticeable presence in dense young red mangrove areas. Its habitat spans across broader geographic regions, where it occupies scrubby woodlands, overgrown bushy fields, second growth, and forest edges. There's a distinction in habitat preferences between Pacific and Caribbean populations; Pacific mangrove Vireos are exclusively found in mangroves, while their Caribbean counterparts utilize more varied habitats, including non-mangrove areas. During winter, the mangrove Vireo in the Yucatán Peninsula may coexist with migrant V. griseus, though it favors shorter vegetation.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
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