White-eyed Vireo
White-eyed Vireo has increased: up 48% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
About the White-eyed Vireo
The White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) is a North American member of the Vireos (Vireonidae). In this analysis it is grouped with the forest birds.
- Size
- 4.5–6 in long (11–15 cm) — a small, deliberate songbird (typical for the family)
- Habitat
- Woodlands and forest edges, including wooded suburbs and parks.
- Diet
- Insects and spiders gleaned from foliage and bark, with seeds and berries in season.
- Range
- Recorded on 1,720 Breeding Bird Survey routes across 32 states, most concentrated in the Southeastern Coastal Plain.
- Family
- Vireonidae · Forest birds
Notable White-eyed Vireo Trends
No notable trend signals for White-eyed Vireo. See the full index history below.
White-eyed Vireo Population Forecast
If the recent trend holds, White-eyed Vireo is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 3.3 (95% range 2.6–4.0). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±21.4%, with 0% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
| 2026 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
| 2027 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 |
| 2028 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 |
| 2029 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 |
Where the White-eyed Vireo Is Detected
BBS routes recording White-eyed Vireo, sized by most recent count.
White-eyed Vireo Population Trend by State
| Alabama | +152% | 1968 | 108 |
| Arkansas | +74% | 1969 | 61 |
| Connecticut | -3% | 1973 | 14 |
| Delaware | +31% | 1968 | 17 |
| Florida | +26% | 1968 | 126 |
| Georgia | +126% | 1968 | 111 |
| Illinois | +554% | 1968 | 65 |
| Indiana | +26% | 1968 | 53 |
| Iowa | +117% | 1994 | 4 |
| Kansas | -4% | 1974 | 10 |
| Kentucky | +63% | 1968 | 64 |
| Louisiana | +171% | 1969 | 96 |
| Maine | insufficient data | n/a | 1 |
| Maryland | +28% | 1968 | 73 |
| Massachusetts | insufficient data | n/a | 4 |
| Michigan | insufficient data | n/a | 7 |
| Mississippi | +119% | 1968 | 74 |
| Missouri | +208% | 1969 | 76 |
| Nebraska | insufficient data | n/a | 3 |
| New Jersey | +42% | 1968 | 42 |
| New York | -38% | 1973 | 6 |
| North Carolina | +155% | 1968 | 102 |
| Ohio | +248% | 1968 | 75 |
| Oklahoma | +420% | 1969 | 45 |
| Pennsylvania | +65% | 1968 | 70 |
| Rhode Island | -63% | 1978 | 4 |
| South Carolina | +143% | 1968 | 51 |
| Tennessee | +125% | 1968 | 54 |
| Texas | +247% | 1969 | 164 |
| Virginia | +91% | 1968 | 78 |
| West Virginia | -53% | 1968 | 59 |
| Wisconsin | insufficient data | n/a | 3 |
White-eyed Vireo Population Trend by Region
Bird Conservation Regions are the ecological unit for trends.
| Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain | +182% | 1974 | 18 |
| Central Mixed Grass Prairie | +568% | 1972 | 18 |
| Edwards Plateau | 23× | 1970 | 18 |
| Oaks and Prairies | 16× | 1969 | 71 |
| Eastern Tallgrass Prairie | +84% | 1968 | 151 |
| Prairie Hardwood Transition | -4% | 1977 | 21 |
| Central Hardwoods | +71% | 1968 | 164 |
| West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas | +153% | 1969 | 110 |
| Mississippi Alluvial Valley | +206% | 1968 | 71 |
| Southeastern Coastal Plain | +135% | 1968 | 345 |
| Appalachian Mountains | -6% | 1968 | 285 |
| Piedmont | +247% | 1968 | 163 |
| New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast | +39% | 1968 | 127 |
| Peninsular Florida | +19% | 1968 | 81 |
| Chihuahuan Desert | +86% | 2007 | 4 |
| Tamaulipan Brushlands | +280% | 1969 | 26 |
| Gulf Coastal Prairie | +78% | 1969 | 43 |
White-eyed Vireo Conservation Status
Our route-weighted index shows it up about 48% since 1968.
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. Trend is a route-weighted relative-abundance index, not an absolute population.