![Philadelphia vireo landing on a tree](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/philadelphia-vireo-ruston_01-1024x576.jpg)
Did you know that Philadelphia vireos sing similar to red-eyed vireos?
Philadelphia Vireos
at
a Glance
![Philadelphia vireo foraging in flight](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/philadelphia-vireo-ruston_02-1024x576.jpg)
Key Features:
Philadelphia vireos are small gray birds with white eyebrows and yellow throats and bellies.
Least Concern - Population Increasing
Habitat:
Forest, near lakes, ponds, and streams and overgrown pastures
nesting habits:
Philadelphia vireos build cup-shaped nest built from bark, birch, cocoons, feathers, grass, lichen, spiderwebs, and weeds, placed on the forks of deciduous limbs.
seasons philadelphia vireos are active in our area:
Spring, fall
Diet:
Insects and berries
hunting Behavior:
Philadelphia vireos catch insects in the air and forage in trees and shrubbery.
commonly confused with:
Red-Eyed Vireos, Tennessee Warblers, and Warbling vireos
![Immature Tennessee warbler foraging in leaves](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/immature-tennessee-warbler-ruston391-1600x900.jpg)
Philadelphia vireos are often confused with Tennessee warblers due the fact that they are both tiny gray birds. Tennessee warblers have olive on their wings and backs.
![Red-eyed vireo looking down from its perch on a tree branch](https://northlouisianawildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/red-eyed-vireo-ruston_02-1024x576.jpg)
Philadelphia vireos are often confused with red-eyed vireos due to their size and color. Red-eyed vireos are bigger and have black on their heads.