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VIREO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vireo
1, record 1, English, vireo
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... family Vireonidae ... any of approximately 50 species of New World birds in the order Passeriformes. These include peppershrikes and, according to some authorities, the shrike-vireos. About 15 tropical forms are called "greenlets," which used to be the common name for all vireos. 2, record 1, English, - vireo
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- viréo
1, record 1, French, vir%C3%A9o
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- viréon 1, record 1, French, vir%C3%A9on
former designation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Petit passereau arboricole du Nouveau Monde (genre Vireo, famille des Viréonidés), au plumage généralement terne, dans des tons de gris ou de vert olive, chanteur infatigable qui se nourrit de petits insectes, de larves, d'araignées, de graines et de baies. [...] Ordre des Passériformes . 2, record 1, French, - vir%C3%A9o
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- víreo
1, record 1, Spanish, v%C3%ADreo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Los víreos (Familia Vireonidae) son una familia restringida al Nuevo Mundo […] Se componen mayormente de aves moderadamente pequeñas, raramente superando los 15 cm (longitud de la punta del pico a la punta de la cola), las cuales semejan chipes de constitución corpulenta, con picos firmes y ganchudos, y patas fuertes. Se alimentan principalmente de insectos en verano y fruta en invierno. […] Los miembros de ésta súper-especie se distribuyen desde el norte de Canadá hasta Sudamérica […] 1, record 1, Spanish, - v%C3%ADreo
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