Vireo gilvus [swainsoni] (Warbling Vireo [swainsoni])

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Warbling Vireo [swainsoni]

Vireo gilvus [swainsoni] (= Vireo gilvus swainsoni) Baird, SF 1858

The warbling vireo is a small North American songbird. Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Vireonidae
Genus:
   Vireo
Scientific:
  Vireo gilvus swainsoni

Original description

Citation:
Baird, SF 1858

Reference:
Rep. Explor. Surv. Railr. Mississ. Pacif. 9 p.336

Protonym:
Vireo swainsonii

Type locality:
Petaluma, California.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43078#page/395/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
DEECFEFE97A1C5A9

Avibase ID:
avibase-DEECFEFE

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DEECFEFE

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179025

Geographic range:

Vireo gilvus [swainsoni or leucopolius]: breeds from southeastern Alaska to northern Montana, and along Pacific coast to northern Baja California Norte; winters in western Mexico
Vireo gilvus sympatricus: resident in south-central Mexico (Puebla)
Vireo gilvus brewsteri: breeds from Montana and southern Idaho eastward to western South Dakota, southward to western Texas and south-central Mexico (Oaxaca); winters in south-central Mexico

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Warbling Vireo [swainsoni]
French:
Viréo mélodieux [swainsoni]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Vireosylva gilva swainsoni
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Vireosylva gilva swainsoni
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Vireosylva gilva swainsoni
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Vireosylva gilva swainsoni
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Vireo gilvus swainsoni
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Warbling Vireo [swainsoni] ( Vireo gilvus [swainsoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Western Warbling-Vireo ( Vireo swainsoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Warbling Vireo [swainsoni] ( Vireo gilvus [swainsoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Western Warbling-Vireo ( Vireo swainsoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Western Warbling-Vireo ( Vireo swainsoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Western Warbling-Vireo ( Vireo swainsoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Western Warbling-Vireo ( Vireo swainsoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Western Warbling-Vireo ( Vireo swainsoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Western Warbling-Vireo ( Vireo swainsoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Western Warbling-Vireo ( Vireo swainsoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Western Warbling-Vireo ( Vireo swainsoni) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Western Warbling-Vireo ( Vireo swainsonii) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Vireo gilvus [swainsoni or victoriae]

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