Black-capped Vireo Sounds

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Texas, March 26, 1986Recorded by Ted Parker / Macaulay Library
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Texas, May 01, 2013Recorded by Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library
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Texas, April 13, 2019Recorded by Marky Mutchler / Macaulay Library
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Texas, May 10, 2020Recorded by David McQuade / Macaulay Library
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Texas, July 26, 2016Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
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Texas, June 23, 1995Recorded by Jeff Bolsinger / Macaulay Library
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Texas, March 26, 1986Recorded by Ted Parker / Macaulay Library

Songs

Sings an incessant string of rapid, twittering 2- and 3-note phrases, rising and falling in tone, with remarkable variation.

A rapid jidit is the most commonly heard call, amazingly similar to the call of Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

Agitated birds may snap the bill loudly.

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