red-eyed vireo

noun

: a North American vireo (Vireo olivaceus) having an olive-green back, white underparts, and red irises

Examples of red-eyed vireo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The red-eyed vireo, an olive-green songbird with red irises, eats insects in the spring and summer. — Lee Powell, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023

In fact, the male red-eyed vireo sings and sings and sings all day long, sometimes more than 20,000 snippets a day. — Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 8 May 2021

The red-eyed vireo, which flies from South America to the United States in spring to nest, wins gold for its singing prowess. — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above