Warbling vireo

Vireo gilvus

The Warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Leafy woods across North America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Vireo gilvus
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the Warbling vireo lives

Leafy woods across North America.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs80%
🍎 Fruit10%
🌿 Leaves & plants10%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It sings from the treetops, even while sitting on its nest.

Hear the Warbling vireo

Recorded by Stanislas Wroza (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1014884. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Warbling vireo

Where does the Warbling vireo live?

The Warbling vireo lives in United States and Canada. Leafy woods across North America.

What does the Warbling vireo eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), fruit (about 10%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Warbling vireo endangered?

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

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