Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Tyrant Flycatchers :: Eastern Wood-Pewee

Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Eastern Wood Pewee, Eastern Wood-pewee, Wood Pewee
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Glenwood Gardens, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Jul 23, 2006 © William Hull  Glenwood Gardens, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Jul 23, 2006 © William Hull  Worlds End Reservation, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA - Jun 8, 2003 © Glen Tepke  Worlds End Reservation, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA - Jun 8, 2003 © Glen Tepke  Worlds End Reservation, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA - Jun 8, 2003 © Glen Tepke 
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Range

E. Canada and e. United States;
S. Saskatchewan, s. Manitoba, w. and s. Ontario, s. Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edwards Island and Nova Scotia s. in e. United States s. to sc. and e. Texas, Gulf coast and c. Florida.
Winters casually in Costa Rica and regularly in Panama, Colombia, w. Venezuela, w. Brazil, Ecuador, ne. Peru, n. Bolivia and n. Argentina.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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