#1069 · 🐦 birds

Red-eyed Vireo

🇳🇱 Roodoogvireo ·Vireo olivaceus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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what is it?

5 in) in length. It is somewhat warbler-like but not closely related to the New World warblers (Parulidae). Common across its vast range, this species is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 44,437iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
44,437 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

English: Red-eyed Vireo
Nederlands: Roodoogvireo
scientific name: Vireo olivaceus
class: Aves
order: Passeriformes
family: Vireonidae
IUCN Red List: LC · least concern
sightings in NL: 0
sightings in Europe: 55
sightings worldwide: 44,437
weight: —
length: —
lifespan: —

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Vireonidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 891704, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.