Eastern wood pewee | |
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In Central Park, New York, USA | |
Song recorded in Ontario, Canada | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Contopus |
Species: | C. virens
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Binomial name | |
Contopus virens (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Synonyms | |
Muscicapa virens Linnaeus, 1766 |
The eastern wood pewee (Contopus virens) is a small tyrant flycatcher from North America. This bird and the western wood pewee (C. sordidulus) were formerly considered a single species. The two species are virtually identical in appearance, and can be distinguished most easily by their calls.