Greater Pewee Similar Species Comparison
Main SpeciesGreater Pewee
Large flycatcher with slight crest. Gray overall with pale wing bars, a pale gray belly, and a bicolored bill.
© Holger Teichmann / Macaulay LibraryCayo, March 29, 2019Large upright perching flycatcher. Gray overall with a yellow wash to the lower belly. The bill is long and slender and dark above and orangish below.
© Johnny Bovee / Macaulay LibraryTexas, January 30, 2016Large flycatcher with a slight crest. Gray above and pale yellow washed below. Note orangish lower bill.
© Sharla Meester / Macaulay LibraryArizona, February 23, 2019Upright perching flycatcher with a wide bill. Lower belly is washed in pale yellow. Often perches on dead branches.
© Mary Backus / Macaulay LibraryArizona, January 01, 2019Found in pine and pine-oak woodlands. Often perches conspicuously.
© Bryan Calk / Macaulay LibraryArizona, August 10, 2020Similar SpeciesOlive-sided Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher have a strong gray vest while Greater Pewees have a grayish breast without the strongly vested look.
© Mike V.A. Burrell / Macaulay LibraryOntario, May 24, 2013Similar SpeciesWestern Wood-Pewee
Western Wood-Pewees are smaller and less bulky than Greater Pewees with a smaller bill.
© Brian Hoffe / Macaulay LibraryAlberta, June 19, 2017Similar SpeciesEastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Wood-Pewees are smaller and less bulky than Greater Pewees with a smaller bill. Ranges only overlap during migration.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryOrange Walk, May 11, 2017Rotate Your Device to Better Compare
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