Where’s Wildlife · Bird Field Guide
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Pronounced (approx.): KON-toh-pus VYE-renz
Its plaintive song is especially useful for distinguishing it from similar flycatchers.
Three Identification Clues
A slender grayish flycatcher with a peaked crown and two pale wingbars.
Long wings extend noticeably along the tail when folded.
A dusky vest contrasts with a paler throat and belly; little or no eyering.
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