eastern wood pewee
bird
Also known as: Contopus virens
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eastern wood pewee
Eastern wood pewee (Contopus virens).
The eastern wood pewee (Contopus virens) is a small tyrant flycatcher native to eastern North America. It is an olive-gray bird with a grayish breast and a yellowish-white belly. Its call is a distinctive, plaintive note that sounds like "pee-a-wee".12
Wood pewees are about 14 cm (6 inches) long and share similarities with the eastern phoebe, but are browner, more slender, and possess two distinct whitish wing bars. These birds migrate to northern South America for the winter.2
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