Coastal Carolina

Vireo solitarius HOW TO IDENTIFY: * Length: 4.75? inches * White spectacles * Dark eye * White wing bars * Gray head contrasting with olive back * White throat, breast, and undertail coverts * Yellowish flanks * Thick bill with hooked upper mandible * Sexes similar * Juveniles similar to adults * Formerly conspecific with Cassin's and Plumbeous Vireos Similar species: The bold white spectacles of the Blue-headed Vireo are a good field mark. Black-capped Vireo also has white spectacles but it has a black, not gray, head. Yellow-throated and White-eyed Vireos have yellow spectacles. Plumbeous and Cassin's Vireos are duller without bright yellow flanks and have less contrast between the head and back. The Gray Vireo lacks spectacles and has faint wing bars.

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Vireo griseus HOW TO IDENTIFY: * Length: 6 inches * Thick bill with hooked upper mandible * Sexes similar * White eye * Yellow spectacles and dusky lores * Two bold whitish wing bars * Gray-olive head and olive back * White underparts with yellow flanks * Wings and tail dark; flight feathers edged yellow-olive, tertials edged white * Blue-gray legs * Juvenile differs from adult in having dark eyes and more yellow beneath. Similar Species: Juvenile White-eyed Vireo can resemble Yellow-throated Vireo but has white throat. Bell's Vireo has broken eye ring, lacks yellow spectacles, usually shows fainter wing bars and has a dark eye as an adult. Empidonax flycatchers can have an olive back, wing bars, and white underparts with yellow flanks, but lack spectacles and have dark eyes.

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Vireo flavifrons HOW TO IDENTIFY: * Length: 5 inches * Thick bill with hooked upper mandible * Dark eye * Bold yellow spectacles * Bright yellow throat and upper breast * Olive head and back * White belly and undertail coverts * Gray rump * Wings and tail dark * Blue-gray legs * Two bold white wing bars * Sexes similar * Juvenile similar to adult Similar Species: No other vireo combines white wing bars, yellow throat and yellow spectacles. Juvenile White-eyed Vireo is similar but does not have a yellow throat. Pine Warbler has similar plumage, but lacks spectacles, and has a thinner bill, faintly streaked sides, and white tail spots.

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