Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
Perching
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 |
Female |
Mesquite bosque
Oak-pine woodland
Riparian / River forest
Savanna
Bibliographic details:
- 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: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/western-wood-pewee
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:38). Western Wood-Pewee. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/western-wood-pewee
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Western Wood-Pewee". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/western-wood-pewee
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Western Wood-Pewee". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/western-wood-pewee
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