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Vireo huttoni

Cassin, 1851

Hutton's Vireo

G5Secure Found in 51 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.101869

Element CodeABPBW01190

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVertebrate Animal

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCraniata

ClassAves

OrderPasseriformes

FamilyVireonidae

GenusVireo

Other Common Names

Hutton's vireo (EN) Viréo de Hutton (FR) Vireo Reyezuelo (ES)

Concept Reference

American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Check-list of North American birds. Seventh edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. [as modified by subsequent supplements and corrections published in The Auk]. Also available online: http://www.aou.org/.

Taxonomic Comments

See Cicero and Johnson (1992) for information on genetic differentiation between coastal and interior subspecies (huttoni and stephensi, respectively); the magnitude of the difference between the two subspecies is similar to that between species in other groups of birds; however, further biochemical evidence is needed before firm taxonomic conclusions can be made. Appears to be a sister species of V. carmioli (AOU 1998). See Johnson et al. (1988) and Murray et al. (1994) for analyses of the phylogenetic relationships among vireos.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-04-10

Change Date1996-12-03

Range Extent Comments

RESIDENT: southwestern British Columbia south through western Washington, western Oregon and western California to northwestern Baja California; southern Baja California; and from central Arizona, southwestern New Mexico and extreme western Texas south through highlands of Mexico to western Guatemala. Casual to southeastern California and southwestern Arizona (AOU 1983).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Pine-oak association, oak woodland, and riparian woodland, primarily in low trees and scrub (Subtropical and Temperate zones) (AOU 1983); in British Columbia prefers mixed conifer-dominated woodland with a moderate to heavy shrub understory (Campbell et al. 1997). BREEDING: Nest hangs from branch in a deciduous or coniferous tree, 2-11 m above ground (Terres 1980).

Reproduction

Female incubates 4, sometimes 3-5, eggs for about 14 days. Young leave nest about 14 days after hatching (Terres 1980).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest - HardwoodForest - MixedWoodland - HardwoodWoodland - Mixed

Palustrine Habitats

Riparian

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S4	Yes

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
New Mexico	S4B,S4N	Yes
Texas	S3B	Yes
Washington	S5	Yes
Arizona	S5	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Oregon	S4	Yes

Roadless Areas (51)

Arizona (19)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boulder	Tonto National Forest	40,359
Butterfly Roadless Area	Coronado National Forest	42,296
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless Area	Coronado National Forest	951
Cdo Wsa	Coronado National Forest	1,955
Chiricahua	Coronado National Forest	76,876
Galiuro	Coronado National Forest	28,333
Hell Hole	Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests	15,512
Hellsgate	Tonto National Forest	6,171
Lime Creek	Tonto National Forest	42,568
Lower San Francisco	Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests	59,310
Mazatzal	Tonto National Forest	16,942
Middle Dragoon Roadless	Coronado National Forest	10,543
Middle Romero WSR	Coronado National Forest	60
Mitchell Peak	Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests	35,398
Oracle Roadless	Coronado National Forest	22,365
Painted Bluffs	Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests	43,118
Santa Teresa	Coronado National Forest	8,929
Tumacacori	Coronado National Forest	44,594
Whetstone	Coronado National Forest	20,728

California (21)

Area	Forest	Acres
Arroyo Seco	Angeles National Forest	4,703
Black Butte	Los Padres National Forest	5,116
Chico	Sequoia National Forest	39,836
Crystal Creek	San Bernardino National Forest	6,783
Cucamonga A	Angeles National Forest	1,249
Dry Lakes	Los Padres National Forest	17,043
Eagle Peak	Cleveland National Forest	6,481
East Yuba	Tahoe National Forest	17,968
Garcia Mountain	Los Padres National Forest	7,850
Malduce Buckhorn	Los Padres National Forest	14,177
No Name	Cleveland National Forest	4,897
Quatal	Los Padres National Forest	7,253
Rincon	Sequoia National Forest	54,610
San Gabriel Add	Angeles National Forest	2,527
Santa Cruz	Los Padres National Forest	21,182
South Fork	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	16,786
Strawberry Peak	Angeles National Forest	7,245
Tequepis	Los Padres National Forest	9,080
Weaver Bally	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	829
West Girard	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	37,516
Westfork	Angeles National Forest	4,407

New Mexico (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Aspen Mountain	Gila National Forest	23,784
Devils Creek	Gila National Forest	89,916
Hell Hole	Gila National Forest	19,553
Meadow Creek	Gila National Forest	34,167
Peloncillo (NM)	Coronado National Forest	43,339
Ryan Hill	Cibola National Forest	34,201

Oregon (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Drift Creek	Siuslaw National Forest	6,333
Hardesty Mountain	Umpqua National Forest	2,597
Tahkenitch	Siuslaw National Forest	5,799
Tenmile	Siuslaw National Forest	10,818
Woahink	Siuslaw National Forest	5,309

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