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The Red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Leafy woods across North America; winters in the Amazon. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Red-eyed vireo lives

Leafy woods across North America; winters in the Amazon.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs60%
• 🍎 Fruit20%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Red-eyed vireo

Recorded by Jacob Saucier (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1185231. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Red-eyed vireo

Where does the Red-eyed vireo live?

The Red-eyed vireo lives in United States and Canada. Leafy woods across North America; winters in the Amazon.

What does the Red-eyed vireo eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), fruit (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Red-eyed vireo endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from North America

• Ovenbird
• Barred antshrike
• Sand martin
• Brown-throated parakeet
• Least sandpiper
• American black duck

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.