Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Passeriformes
        Family: Vireonidae
          Genus: Vireo
            Species: bellii

Bell's Vireo - Vireo bellii

Bell's Vireo

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318695

Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) is a small (11-12 cm), nondescript songbird that occurs across arid regions of the Great Plains and borderlands regions. They inhabit dense, brushy vegetation, often near water. They build well-camouflaged nests from which they are reluctant to flush during incubation.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S2

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S2 Rank Changed: 02/07/2005
Rank Reviewed: 02/07/2005
Reason: N/A
 
Ecological Factors
Specificity: N/A Range Extent: N/A
Occurences: N/A Population Size: N/A
Area of Occupancy: N/A Threat Summary: N/A

State Status: T

Federal Status:

USFS Status:

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 34

Number of Mapped Locations: 36

Number of Observations: 55

Observation date range: 05-01-1975 to 06-02-2019


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