Red-eyed Vireo
Scientific Name: Vireo olivaceusMaltese Name: Virju t'Ghajnu Hamra
Family: Vireos
Occurence: Vagrant
Breeds in Malta: No
Overview:
The Red-eyed Vireo, is a small American songbird. Adults are mainly olive-green on the upperparts with white underparts; they have a red iris and a grey crown edged with black. There is a dark blackish line through the eyes and a wide white stripe just above that line. They have thick blue-grey legs and a stout bill. Red-eyed Vireo is recorded in very small numbers in europe each year.
Status:
Vagrant. Recorded only once on the 29th of October 1983 at Ghajn Zejtuna (Mellieha).
Photographs:
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Red-eyed Vireo, Ghajn Zejtuna, 29th October 1983. |
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