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title: "Brilvireo"
description: "Vireo solitarius — Vogels. The blue-headed vireo (Vireo solitarius) is a migratory songbird found in North and Central America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/blue-headed-vireo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brilvireo

> Vireo solitarius — Vogels. The blue-headed vireo (Vireo solitarius) is a migratory songbird found in North and Central America.

- Scientific name: *Vireo solitarius*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 19463
- Wikidata: [Q1586476](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1586476)
- iNaturalist taxon: [17402](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/17402)

## Names

- en: Blue-headed Vireo
- de: Graukopfvireo
- es: Vireo anteojillo
- fr: Viréo à tête bleue
- nl: Brilvireo
- pt: Juruviara-de-cabeça-azulada
- pl: Wireonek siwy

## Countries with the most observations

US (11657), CA (3697), MX (1630), GT (53), SV (47), HN (45), CR (9), BM (4), NI (4)

## Summary

The blue-headed vireo (Vireo solitarius) is a migratory songbird found in North and Central America. There are currently two recognized subspecies that belong to the blue-headed vireo. It has a range that extends across Canada and the eastern coast of the United States, Mexico, and some of Central America. It prefers large temperate forests with a mix of evergreen trees and deciduous under growth.
As the name suggests, the blue-headed vireo is characterized by its blue-grey head and bold yellow wing bars. Both sexes are very similar in plumage and size. Juveniles also have a similar plumage.
Populations of the blue…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-headed_vireo

## Photo

![Brilvireo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-headed-vireo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186120130

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blue-headed-vireo?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).