Scientific name Contopus Order Passerine | Family Tyrannidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Eastern wood pewee, Western wood pewee, Olive‑sided flycatcher, Tropical pewee, Greater pewee | ||
Eastern wood pewee june 7 2015
The genus Contopus is a group of small to medium-sized insect-eating birds in the Tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
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These birds are commonly known as pewees, from the call of one of the more common members of this vocal group. They are generally charcoal-grey birds with wing bars that live in wooded areas.
There are fourteen recognized species:
Contopus virens eastern wood pewee with sympetrum dragonfly
References
Pewee Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA