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Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: TYRANNIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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Western Wood-Pewee Photo

© 2004 Cornell Lab of Ornithology

A medium-sized, drab flycatcher, the Western Wood-Pewee is a common breeder in open forests and riparian zones across the West.

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Calls

  • Song
    Recorded by William R. Fish
    • Courtesy of Macaulay Library
    © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Song a harsh, burry "pee-eer," descending in pitch. Call a burry "bzew."

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