From Opus

Contopus virens

Photo by mmdnje
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

[edit] Description

6.5 inches (17 cm) in length. A sparrow-sized flycatcher, dull olive-gray above and slightly more pale below, with two whitish wing bars. The Western Wood-Pewee is very similar, but is generally darker below; the two species are best told apart by voice. This species is larger than the Empidonax Flycatchers and doesn't have an eye ring.

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[edit] Voice

A plaintive pee-ah-weee or pee-weee, falling in pitch on last note.

[edit] Habitat

Forests, open woodlands, orchards, and shade trees in parks and also along roadsides.

[edit] Distribution

Breeds from south-central and southeastern Canada to the Gulf Coast and central Florida and winters in the tropics.

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