RFW Bird-watching Resources

  Shrikes and Vireos

Loggerhead Shrike

(Lanius ludovicianus)

Family: Laniidae
Common Family Grouping:
Shrikes and Vireos
4-Letter Species Code: losh
Size: Medium

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   La Cieneguilla, Santa Fe County

   La Cieneguilla, Santa Fe County

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Loggerhead Shrike


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Loggerhead Shrike at xeno-canto.org

Cassin’s Vireo

(Vireo cassinii)

Family: Vireonidae
Common Family Grouping:
Shrikes and Vireos
4-Letter Species Code: cavi
Size: Small

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   Costilla
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

   Arroyo Hondo
Photo by: Bob Friedrichs

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Cassin’s Vireo


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Cassin’s Vireo at xeno-canto.org

Plumbeous Vireo

(Vireo plumbeus)

Family: Vireonidae
Common Family Grouping:
Shrikes and Vireos
4-Letter Species Code: plvi
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   El Morro National Monument

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Plumbeous Vireo


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Plumbeous Vireo at xeno-canto.org

Warbling Vireo

(Vireo gilvus)

Family: Vireonidae
Common Family Grouping:
Shrikes and Vireos
4-Letter Species Code: wavi
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Warbling Vireo


Season - Abundance Status:
Migrant Summer Breeder - Uncommon

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Warbling Vireo at xeno-canto.org

Range data provided by Infonatura/Natureserve. Ridgely, R. S., T. F. Alnutt, T. Brooks, D. K. McNicol, D. W. Mehlman, B. E. Young, and J. R. Zook. 2005 Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere, version 2.1 NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA

eBird and CBC Graphs created with Google Charts: https://developers.google.com/chart

Data for CBC Graph: National Audubon Society (2020). The Christmas Bird Count Historical Results Online. Available http://www.christmasbirdcount.org November, 2020

Data for eBird Graph: eBird. 2021. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org. (Accessed: January 7, 2021).