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Pewee
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Flycatcher - common name for various members of the Old World family Muscicapidae, insectivorous songbirds including the kingbirds, phoebes, and pewees.

 


THE PEWEE FLYCATCHER.
[Eastern Phoebe.]
MUSCICAPA FUSCA, Gmel.
[Sayornis phoebe.] ...

Cuban Pewee (Contopus caribaeus)
Despite its name, the Cuban Pewee is not restricted to Cuba but is also found in the Bahamas. It inhabits a variety of forest and woodland habitats as well as swamps and mangroves.

Greater pewee Contopus pertinax
Identification Tips:
Length: 6 inches
Large, triangular head
Gray upperparts
Fairly large bill with orange lower mandible
Breast somewhat darker than throat
Yellowish belly and undertail coverts ...

This Wood-pewee is a neotropical migrant, wintering in South America. The preferred habitat is mixed woodland with clearings or water bodies, and riparian environments.

Jamaican Pewee Contopus pallidus
Described by: Gosse (1847)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...

Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
The Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) breeds across much of western North America from Alaska south into Mexico.

Western Wood-pewee Information and Photos - South Dakota Birds and Birding
Western Wood-Pewee videos on the Internet Bird Collection
"Western Wood-Pewee" photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res--(Close-up) ...

Western Wood-Pewee, Cabin Lake Viewing Blinds, Deschutes National Forest, Near Fort Rock, Oregon
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE FACTS ...

Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens (Linnaeus)
Status Fairly common in summer. Breeds.

Western Wood-pewee Photo
This photo was taken on May 25th, 2008 at Custer State Park in the Black Hills. Taken with Canon 20D, 400 5.6L lens.
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
(Contopus virens)
Status: Summer Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2010
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Likely but not confirmed
1992 to 1996: Likely but not confirmed
1997 to 2001: Confirmed ...

Usu on horizontal limb far from trunk; larger, deeper than that of Eastern Wood-Pewee, well camouflaged but usu without lichen, of plant fibers, plant down, often bound to branch with spider webs, lined with fine materials.
EGGS: ...

Pewee, Eastern Wood Contopus virens Found:North America, South America
Photographed by: 1, 2,3) Norman Bateman
Pewee, Tropical Contopus cinereus Found: South America
Photographed by Gualberto Becerra in Panama ...

Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens. Breeder. Common to fairly common in spring, summer, and fall in all regions. Found in open woodlands, parks, and along forest edges. Low Conservation Concern.

Eastern Wood-Pewee
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes
Red-necked Phalarope
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...

Eastern Wood Pewee (Contopus virens)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myriarchus crinitus)
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) ...

Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) - Grayson Co., VA 9/23/07
Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii). First North Carolina record, Chatham Co., NC.
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) - Carteret Co., NC 12/2/05 ...

horned larks, white-winged doves (Z. asiatica), mourning doves, broad-tailed hummingbirds, Lewis's woodpeckers (Melanerpes lewis), ladder-backed woodpeckers (Picoides scalaris), hairy woodpeckers (P. villosus), northern flickers, western wood-pewees ...

[...] expeditions, and they are joined by Eastern Wood-Pewees (one is still singing!) and unidentifiable Empidonax flycatchers. I even tracked down my first-ever-in-Queens Olive-sided Flycatcher the other [...] ...

Eastern Wood-pewee (Contopus virens)
Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) ...

See also: Flycatcher, Phoebe, Kingbird, Eastern Phoebe, Yellow-bellied