Western Wood-Pewee Photo Gallery
Medium-sized grayish flycatcher with a peaked crown and 2 wingbars. Note long wings and upright posture.
© Brian Peterson / Macaulay LibraryNebraska, May 27, 2017Medium-sized grayish flycatcher with a peaked head, a gray vest, and 2 wingbars.
© Matt Davis / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, August 15, 2020Typically hunts insects from an exposed perch, flies out to catch them, and then returns to the same or a nearby perch.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryMontana, June 21, 2015Not all videos have soundGrayish flycatcher with a gray vest and 2 wingbars.
© Nate Gowan / Macaulay LibraryNew Mexico, July 25, 2017Medium-sized grayish flycatcher with a peaked crown and 2 wingbars. Note long wings and upright posture.
© Evan Lipton / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, August 30, 2020Note dusky "vest," long primary feathers in the folded wing, and lack of eyering.
© Larry Arbanas / Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 16, 2006Not all videos have soundOften perches upright in the canopy and repeatedly returns to the same or a nearby perch.
© Deb Ford / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, June 09, 2017Whacks prey against its perch either to kill it or to break off wings or other indigestible parts.
© Larry Arbanas / Macaulay LibrarySonora, May 18, 2006Not all videos have soundThe female builds a compact nest on top of a branch using grasses, and other plant fibers bound with spiderweb, then camouflages the outside with mosses, bud scales, and insect skins.
© Larry Arbanas / Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 01, 2006Not all videos have soundCompare with Similar Species
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Tyrant Flycatchers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Tyrannidae)
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