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Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

The Eastern Wood-Pewee is a small, gray bird that loves to sing sweet songs in the woods. They are often seen perched quietly on branches, waiting to catch insects to eat.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Eastern Wood-Pewee is a sleek, olive-grey flycatcher with a pale belly and two faint whitish wing bars. It has a slightly peaked crown and a dark bill with a yellowish lower mandible, setting it apart from similar species.

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Eastern Wood-Pewee
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Eastern Wood-Pewee

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Seltenheit

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Interessante Fakten

Its sad-sounding 'pee-a-wee' song is a classic sound of eastern forests!

Their nest is a tiny cup covered with lichen, making it look like a knot!

These tiny birds fly thousands of miles from North America to South America each year!

They often return to the exact same nesting territory, sometimes the same tree!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobat

Eastern Wood-Pewee can snatch insects mid-air with incredible agility that helps them catch fast-flying prey.

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Master

Eastern Wood-Pewee has dull, greenish-grey plumage that helps them blend perfectly into forest canopies.

Fähigkeit

Silent Hunter

Eastern Wood-Pewee can glide almost silently through branches because of specialized wing feathers, helping them surprise insects.

Maße und Details

Länge
13-16 cm
Flügelspannweite
23-26 cm
Gewicht
0.011-0.014 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-8 Jahre
Top Speed
35 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-4
Brutzeit
12-14 Tage
Zugstrecke
4000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These expert aerial hunters feast mostly on flying insects, catching them right out of the air!

Hauptnahrung

  • Flies
  • Mosquitoes
  • Beetles
  • Moths
  • Wasps

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

A swift predator that hunts smaller birds in forests.

parasitizes

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Lays its eggs in the pewee's nest, harming its chicks.

shelters

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Commonly builds its lichen-covered nest on oak tree branches.

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Enjoy watching birds from a distance and be quiet so you don't scare them away.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Eastern Wood-Pewee?

13-16 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Eastern Wood-Pewee?

23-26 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Eastern Wood-Pewee?

0.011-0.014 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Eastern Wood-Pewee?

2-8 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Eastern Wood-Pewee?

35 km/h

Was frisst Eastern Wood-Pewee?

These expert aerial hunters feast mostly on flying insects, catching them right out of the air!

Wo findet man Eastern Wood-Pewee normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Eastern Wood-Pewee?

Ambush

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