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Plumbeous vireo

Vireo plumbeus Coues, 1866

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The plumbeous vireo (Vireo plumbeus) is a species in the family Vireonidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15.6 g to 16.4 g and live up to 7.41 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Plumbeous vireo (Vireo plumbeus)
Photo: VJAnderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the plumbeous vireo

Weight
15.6 g – 16.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
7.41 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
7.42 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.88src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.25src 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 plumbeous vireo live?

Not recorded

What is the plumbeous vireo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The plumbeous vireo (Vireo plumbeus) is a small North American songbird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found from the U. S. states of Montana and South Dakota south to Honduras.

From the Wikipedia article “Plumbeous vireo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plumbeous_vireo&oldid=1379677353), 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 plumbeous vireo sound like?

Jonathon Jongsma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Jonathon Jongsma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the plumbeous vireo endangered?

The plumbeous 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 plumbeous vireo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyVireonidae
  6. genusVireo
  7. SpeciesVireo plumbeus Coues, 1866

Synonyms Lanivireo solitarius plumbeus, Vireo plumbeous

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Central American solitary vireoEnglish
  • Central American vireoEnglish
  • Notable vireoEnglish
  • Plumbeous solitary vireoEnglish
  • viri plumbiCatalan
  • zelenáček horskýCzech
  • Lys BrillevireoDanish
  • Bleg BrillevireoDanish
  • BleivireoGerman
  • Weißstirn-VireoGerman
  • WeißstirnvireoGerman
  • plumba vireoEsperanto
  • Vireo plomizoSpanish
  • lyijyvireoFinnish
  • Viréo plombéFrench
  • Viréon plombéFrench
  • olovasti vireoCroatian
  • Vireo piombatoItalian
  • フタスジモズモドキJapanese
  • ハイイロフタスジモズモドキJapanese
  • mēļais zaļulisLatvian
  • Loodkleurige VireoDutch
  • Loodkleurige MierklauwierDutch
  • blyvireoNorwegian
  • wireonek ołowianyPolish
  • víreo-plúmbeoPortuguese
  • juruviara-plúmbeaPortuguese
  • Сизый виреонRussian
  • Свинцовый виреонRussian
  • vireo borinovýSlovak
  • Olovnosivi zelenićSerbian
  • blygrå vireoSwedish
  • Kurşuni VireoTurkish
  • віреон попелястийUkrainian
  • 鉛色綠鵙Chinese
  • 铅色莺雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the plumbeous vireo

Other species in the same genus Vireo.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the plumbeous vireo?

An adult plumbeous vireo weighs 15.6 g – 16.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the plumbeous vireo endangered?

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

How long does the plumbeous vireo live?

The plumbeous vireo has a recorded lifespan of 7.41 years.

What kind of animal is the plumbeous vireo?

The plumbeous vireo (Vireo plumbeus) belongs to the family Vireonidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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@misc{plumbeous_vireo_2026,
  title = {Plumbeous vireo (Vireo plumbeus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/plumbeous-vireo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}