Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius), Ajo Country Club, Pima County

This Blue-headed Vireo was found by Doug Backlund and Paule Hjertaas on 09 December 2019 and photographed by Doug Backlund on 09 December 2019 and photographed by Brian Nicholas on 10 December 2019

There are few accepted records of the Blue-headed Vireo in Arizona. The Arizona Bird Committee takes a conservative approach to reports of this species, which can be indistinguishable from the regularly-occurring Cassin's Vireo.

On average, Blue-headed Vireos are more contrastingly marked than Cassin's, with brighter yellow contrasting with cleaner white on the underparts, a darker steel-blue cap contrasting more strongly with the white throat and spectacles and green back, and more white on the wing and tail edgings. Sound recordings are at https://ebird.org/checklist/S62201786

09 December 2019, photo by Doug Backlund

10 December 2019, photo by Brian Nicholas

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