(Contopus virens)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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NatureServe | N5B - Secure Breeding SNRB - Unranked Breeding |
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Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Size |
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6″ to 6½″ in length 10″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Open mixed and deciduous woodlands with a sparse understory, wood edges |
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Biology |
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Migration |
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Late April to early October |
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Distribution |
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Common migrant and breeder |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Passeriformes (perching birds) | ||
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Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers) | ||
Genus |
Contopus (peewees) | ||
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Lynn Rubey | |||
A Eastern Wood-Peewee along the walking trail from The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge in Lac qui Parle County that heads into Ortonville, Mn. This little bird landed on the dried twigs sticking out of the bush for about a minute or two, which surprised me as they often land and take off again. |
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Eastern Wood-Pewee Allen Chartier |
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Eastern Wood-Pewee Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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Eastern Wood-Pewee JMC Nature Photos |
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Eastern Wood-Pewee in Maine WIld Bird Video Productions |
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About
Published on Jun 19, 2012 Eastern Wood-Pewee are a fairly common flycatcher in deciduous forests in Maine. They often sit high up in a tree where they hunt for insects. They often return to the same perch as seen in this video. © 2012 Garth McElroy License at http://www.paya.com/videos/143207 |
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Eastern Wood-Pewee (singing) ManyBirds Channel by Malcolm Mark Swan |
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Published on Apr 1, 2012 This bird is singing from a high, bare branch at the edge of a forest to announce its territory to other competing males and potential mates. Other species of pewee do not say "pewee". This pewee is in the flycatcher taxonomic family, and it nests in the E United States and Canada. These birds migrate south of the United States in the fall because flying insects are harder to find in the winter, EWPE_MO_20110522AM081444_Eastern_Wood-Pewee_singing.mov |
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Eastern Wood-Pewee Portrait ebirdr |
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Published on Sep 7, 2013 Filmed in June 2013 at Rondeau Park, Ontario. |
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Eastern Wood Pe-wee.. 9/14/2013 watch in HD pefawa |
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About
Published on Sep 14, 2013 This species favors oak woodlands for nesting and continues to sing its distinctive three-noted song through nearly the entire summer. As is typical of this flycatcher only the female constructs the nest, which is usually on the same branch year after year. In one case a fork of an elm tree was used as a nest location by this species every year for 35 years, (Arthur Cleveland Bent 1942.) Incubation is done by the female, but the male occasionally feeds her and remains near the nest to help feed the young when they hatch. Like the nest, the juveniles closely resemble the surrounding bark and lichens, and by the 15th to 18th day after hatching they are ready to leave the nest. They are probably dependent on the parents for food for some time after fledging, until they have become skilled in catching insects. Birds of the Great Plains, Breeding Species and their Distribution.. Paul A. Johnsgard, 1979 |
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Eastern Wood Pewee Gareth Ridout |
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Published on Sep 1, 2013 Right outside our kitchen window. I love to watch this one scanning the environs. MVI 6809 Sorry about the worthless sound (fan, refrigerator). |
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