A medium-sized songbird with a fairly long tail, short, spiky crest, and long, pointed bill.
Relative Size
Larger than an Eastern Phoebe, smaller than a Western Kingbird.


Measurements
- Both Sexes
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A medium-sized songbird with a fairly long tail, short, spiky crest, and long, pointed bill.
Larger than an Eastern Phoebe, smaller than a Western Kingbird.
Some authorities recognize two subspecies of Greater Pewee: the larger pertinax of Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico; and smaller minor of southern Mexico through Nicaragua.
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