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Bell's vireo

Vireo bellii Audubon, 1844

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The bell's vireo (Vireo bellii) is a species in the family Vireonidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.5 g to 10.3 g and live up to 6.92 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii)
Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bell's vireo

Weight
8.5 g – 10.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6.92 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
9.08 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bell's vireo live?

Not recorded

What is the bell's vireo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii) is a songbird that migrates between a breeding range in Western North America and a winter range in Central America. It is dull olive-gray above and whitish below. It has a faint white eye ring and faint wing bars.

This bird was named by Audubon for John Graham Bell, who accompanied him on his trip up the Missouri River in the 1840s.

The least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) is an endangered subspecies in Southern California. Consideration of Bell's vireo has been a factor in several land development projects, to protect least Bell's vireo habitat. The decline of the least Bell's vireo is mostly due to a loss of riparian habitat.

From the Wikipedia article “Bell's vireo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bell%27s_vireo&oldid=1380655313), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the bell's vireo sound like?

Jonathon Jongsma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the bell's vireo endangered?

The bell's vireo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the bell's vireo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyVireonidae
  6. genusVireo
  7. SpeciesVireo bellii Audubon, 1844
Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Least vireoEnglish
  • viri de BellCatalan
  • zelenáček malýCzech
  • fireo BellWelsh
  • Kortnæbbet SangervireoDanish
  • BraunaugenvireoGerman
  • Brauaugen-VireoGerman
  • kurtflugila vireoEsperanto
  • Vireo de BellSpanish
  • pajuvireoFinnish
  • Viréo de BellFrench
  • Viréon de BellFrench
  • sivokapi vireoCroatian
  • barnaszemű lombgébicsHungarian
  • Vireo di BellItalian
  • ベルモズモドキJapanese
  • berumozumodokiJapanese
  • Belo vireonasLithuanian
  • Bella zaļulisLatvian
  • Bells VireoDutch
  • krattvireoNorwegian
  • wireonek skromnyPolish
  • víreo-de-coroa-cinzentaPortuguese
  • juruviara-de-coroa-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Виреон БеллаRussian
  • Пеночковый виреонRussian
  • vireo lužnýSlovak
  • Grmušasti zelenićSerbian
  • SumpvireoSwedish
  • chaparralvireoSwedish
  • Bell VireosuTurkish
  • віреон короткокрилийUkrainian
  • 贝氏莺雀Chinese
  • 貝爾氏綠鵙Chinese

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Relatives of the bell's vireo

Other species in the same genus Vireo.

CompareBell's vireo vs Red-eyed vireoBell's vireo vs Black-capped vireoBell's vireo vs Yellow-throated vireoBell's vireo vs Blue-headed vireo

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bell's vireo?

An adult bell's vireo weighs 8.5 g – 10.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bell's vireo endangered?

The bell's vireo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the bell's vireo live?

The bell's vireo has a recorded lifespan of 6.92 years.

What kind of animal is the bell's vireo?

The bell's vireo (Vireo bellii) belongs to the family Vireonidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{bells_vireo_2026,
  title = {Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bells-vireo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}