Wood-Pewee

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

WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE FACTS Description The Western Wood-Pewee is a flycatcher with small crest on the head. The bird is mainly mid gray above, and light gray below. The wings have gray flight feathers with whitish wing bars.

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. Click here for information on this species ...

The Western Wood-Pewee and the nearly identical Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) are closely related, and along with the Tropical Pewee (C. cinereus), are regarded as a superspecies by some taxonomists.

The Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) breeds across much of western North America from Alaska south into Mexico. It is a common flycatcher in many locations and its voice is one of the familiar summer bird songs to many people within its range.

01/19/98 NAME - Eastern Wood-Pewee FAMILY - Tyrannidae SCIENTIFIC NAME - Contopus virens SYNONYMS - Muscicapa virens - Linnaeus, 1766 REFERENCES - 1 National abundance, Conservation or Economic Status Reference Transient, present briefly as migrant.

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: ...

EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE Contopus virens Eastern Wood-Pewee, a small flycatcher (dark grayish olive above and pale brown below) is very similar in appearance to its close relative the Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus).

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) ...

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.

Western Wood-Pewee - Contopus sordidulus Alder Flycatcher - Empidonax alnorum Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus Dusky Flycatcher - Empidonax oberholseri Pacific-slope Flycatcher - Empidonax difficilis Say's Phoebe - Sayornis saya ...

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

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 ...

Western Wood-Pewee, Contopus sordidulus Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens Tropical Pewee, Contopus cinereus Blackish Pewee, Contopus nigrescens Cuban Pewee, Contopus caribaeus Jamican Pewee, Contopus pallidus ...

THE WOOD PEWEE. [Eastern Wood-Pewee.] MUSCICAPA VIRENS, Linn. [Contopus virens.] ...

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: Pewee, Flycatcher, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Phoebe, Eastern Phoebe