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Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | |
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Family: | Vireonidae Swainson, 1837
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The vireos (/ˈvɪri.oʊ/) are a group of passerine birds that are mostly in the part of the New World. Their feathers are dull-colored and greenish, the smaller species slightly resembling wood warblers. New evidence from DNA places vireos as relatives of crows.[1] Vireos are mostly shy.[1]