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Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni |
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STANFORD LOCATIONS: Uncommon resident in habitats dominated by coast live oaks. Few pairs breed on campus, although a pair or two can usually be found near the Mausoleum at any time of year. |
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Location |
Type |
Mating System |
Parental Care |
2ndary Diet |
Strategy |
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I: 14 DAYS ALTRICIAL |
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6 feet - 25 feet |
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(3-5) MONOG |
MF |
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BREEDING: | Woodland, esp oak and pine-oak. ? broods. |
DISPLAYS: | Courting male postures before female, fluffs feathers, fans tail, and gives "whining" or "snarling" call. |
NEST: | Suspended by rim in fork of twig usu of evergreen oak; deep and round, of "Spanish moss" (lichen) bound with spider web, lined with fine dry grass. |
EGGS: | White, spotted with browns, mostly near large end, occ unmarked. 0.7" (18 mm). |
DIET: | Includes spiders. |
CONSERVATION: | Winter resident. Uncommon cowbird host |
NOTES: | Fearless around nest. May compete for food resources with ecologically similar Chestnut-backed Chickadee where both are resident. |
ESSAYS: | Bird Guilds; Masterbuilders; Nest Materials. |
REFERENCES: | Wagner, 1981; Weathers, 1983. |
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Except for Stanford Locations, the material in this species treatment is taken, with permission, from The Birder's Handbook (Paul Ehrlich, David Dobkin, & Darryl Wheye, Simon & Schuster, NY. 1988). |