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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.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Aerial Acrobat

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

Habilidad

Camouflage Master

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

Habilidad

Silent Hunter

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
13-16 cm
Envergadura
23-26 cm
Peso
0.011-0.014 kg
Esperanza de vida
2-8 años
Top Speed
35 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
2-4
Incubación
12-14 días
Distancia de migración
4000 km

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

  • Flies
  • Mosquitoes
  • Beetles
  • Moths
  • Wasps

Método de búsqueda

  • Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Eastern Wood-Pewee?

13-16 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Eastern Wood-Pewee?

23-26 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Eastern Wood-Pewee?

0.011-0.014 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Eastern Wood-Pewee?

2-8 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Eastern Wood-Pewee?

35 km/h

¿Qué come Eastern Wood-Pewee?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Eastern Wood-Pewee?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Eastern Wood-Pewee?

Ambush

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