Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Catalan | vireó becgròs |
Dutch | Dikbekvireo |
English | Thick-billed Vireo |
English (United States) | Thick-billed Vireo |
French | Viréo à bec fort |
French (France) | Viréo à bec fort |
German | Dickschnabelvireo |
Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Ti Panach gwo bèk |
Japanese | ハシブトモズモドキ |
Norwegian | arawakvireo |
Polish | wireonek grubodzioby |
Russian | Толстоклювый виреон |
Serbian | Debelokljuni zelenić |
Slovak | vireo hrubozobý |
Spanish | Vireo Piquigrueso |
Spanish (Cuba) | Vireo de Bahamas |
Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Vireo de Pico Ancho |
Spanish (Spain) | Vireo piquigrueso |
Swedish | tjocknäbbad vireo/providenciavireo |
Turkish | Kalın Gagalı Vireo |
Ukrainian | Віреон товстодзьобий |
Introduction
Thick-billed Vireo is a Caribbean endemic, being restricted to The Bahamas, the Caymans, the Turks and Caicos, two islands off of Cuba and one off of Haiti (though it has been reported in Florida). It is most widespread in the first-named archipelago, where it is the only resident vireo. Six subspecies are recognized. All of these are fundamentally olive-green above, with an obvious yellow supraloral, two white wing bars, and whitish to yellowish underparts (see video of bird in hand). It prefers xeromorphic habitats, although it does occupy every available habitat. Thick-billed Vireos can be very tame, even without playback of their vocalizations.