Jan 26

Bird of the day

Western wood pewee

Contopus sordidulus

The western wood pewee (Contopus sordidulus) is a small tyrant flycatcher.

Adults are gray-olive on the upperparts with light underparts, washed with olive on the breast. They have two wing bars and a dark bill with yellow at the base of the lower mandible. This bird is very similar in appearance to the eastern wood pewee; the two birds were formerly considered to be one species. The call of C. sordidulus is a loud buzzy peeer; the song consists of three rapid descending tsees ending with a descending peeer. The bird is about 5.5–6.3 in (14–16 cm) in length, 0.4–0.5 oz (11–14 g) in weight, and has a wingspan of 10.2 in (26 cm).

Aliases

Contopus sordidulus

Range

Range map of Western wood pewee

Data retrieved on September 27, 2026 at 5:58 PM