First Record of Interspecific Breeding of Least Bell's Vireo and White-eyed Vireo

We provide the first known documentation of a male Least Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) breeding with a female White-eyed Vireo (V. griseus) and the first report of a White-eyed Vireo breeding in California at the San Luis Rey River, Oceanside, San Diego County. We discovered the pair bui...

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Published in:The Wilson journal of ornithology 2011-09, Vol.123 (3), p.628-631
Main Authors: Blundell, Melissa A., Kus, Barbara E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal nesting
Aviculture
Bird breeding
Bird nesting
Bird songs
Birds
Breeding
DNA
Eggs
Female animals
Females
Male animals
Nest building
Nesting
Ornithology
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Vireos
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Summary:We provide the first known documentation of a male Least Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) breeding with a female White-eyed Vireo (V. griseus) and the first report of a White-eyed Vireo breeding in California at the San Luis Rey River, Oceanside, San Diego County. We discovered the pair building a nest on 12 May 2010. The female laid four eggs, and the pair successfully raised and fledged four nestlings. We collected DNA samples from each nestling and the female during the nestling stage and banded them with a numbered federal leg band for future identification. We obtained detailed nest measurements after fledging and monitored the territory for further nesting attempts. No additional nesting attempts were detected.
ISSN:1559-4491
1938-5447
DOI:10.1676/10-184.1