About the Eastern Wood Pewee
The eastern wood pewee is a small tyrant flycatcher from North, Central and South America. This bird and the western wood pewee were formerly considered a single species. The two species are virtually identical in appearance, and can be distinguished most easily by their calls.
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The eastern wood pewee is 13.5–15 cm (5.3–5.9 in) in length and weighs around 14 g (0.49 oz). Wingspan ranges 9.1–10.2 in (23–26 cm). The sexes are alike. The adult is gray-olive on the upperparts with light underparts, washed with olive on the breast. Each wing has two pale wing bars, and the primary remiges are long, giving the wingtip a slim and very pointed appearance. The upper part of the bill is dark, the lower part is yellowish. The songs are basically a mournful whistled pee-a'wee given in a series, which gave this bird its name, and a "pe-wee" with a rising note at the end.
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What the Eastern Wood Pewee sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Portugal, Argentina, Caribbean Netherlands, French Guiana.
When to see it
Peak activity in May · a summer visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Western Wood PeweeContopus sordidulusAdults are gray-olive on the upperparts with light underparts, washed with olive on the breast.
Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperiThe olive-sided flycatcher is a small to medium-sized passerine, smaller than an American robin, but bigger than sparrows.
Southern Tropical PeweeContopus cinereusThe southern tropical pewee is 13.5 to 14.5 cm (5.3 to 5.7 in) long and weighs about 10 to 15 g (0.35 to 0.53 oz).
Side by side: Eastern Wood Pewee vs Western Wood Pewee · Eastern Wood Pewee vs Olive-sided Flycatcher · Eastern Wood Pewee vs Southern Tropical Pewee
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