Perching

Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus

Length: 6 in. (16 cm )

Conspicuously sitting on the tip of an open branch or the top of a dead tree, this flycatcher is an integral part of riparian habitats and open pine-oak woodlands throughout the west. It catches insects in flight. The nest is a deep cup placed toward the tip of a high branch, and it is made of lichens and plant fibers tied together with spider webbing. This species winters in northwestern South America.

The four-digit banding code is WEWP.

Male | Robert Snatz

Female | Robert Shantz

Mesquite bosque

Oak-pine woodland

Riparian / River forest

Savanna

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Sex of Bird: Male

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Article: Western Wood-Pewee
Author(s): Dr. Biology
Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
Date published: July 13, 2017
Date accessed: August 23, 2019
Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/western-wood-pewee

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