Western Wood pewee (Contopus sordidulus). Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Las Vegas (May 13)

Western Wood Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)

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Western Wood Pewee (Contopus sordidulus). Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Las Vegas (May 13)
Western Wood Pewee (Contopus sordidulus). Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Las Vegas (May 13)

Common Name: Western Wood Pewee
Scientific Name: Contopus sordidulus
Subspecies: There are 4 subspecies, 2 in the Western US. Las Vegas birds are Contopus sordidulus veliei.
Order/Family: Passeriformes/Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)

Description: Western Wood-Pewee is a small flycatcher, dark grayish brown above with two wing bars and a white dusky chest below with a light yellow belly, very similar in appearance to its close relative the Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens). It has a peaked crown with a white throat that has vertical streaks and a faint eye ring.

Distribution: Their breeding habitat is open wooded areas in western North America. These birds migrate to South America at the end of summer.
Habitat: California black oak forests are examples of suitable nesting habitat for this species of bird.

Western Wood Pewee (Contopus sordidulus). Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Las Vegas (May 10)
Western Wood Pewee (Contopus sordidulus). Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Las Vegas (May 10)
Western Wood Pewee (Contopus sordidulus). Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Las Vegas (May 10)
Western Wood Pewee (Contopus sordidulus). Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Las Vegas (May 10)
Western Wood Pewee (Contopus sordidulus). Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Las Vegas (May 20)
Western Wood Pewee (Contopus sordidulus). Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Las Vegas (May 20)
Western Wood Pewee (Contopus sordidulus). Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Las Vegas (May 1)
Western Wood Pewee (Contopus sordidulus). Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Las Vegas (May 1)
Western Wood Pewee (Contopus sordidulus). Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Las Vegas (May 1)
Western Wood Pewee (Contopus sordidulus). Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Las Vegas (May 1)

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Western Wood-Pewee: BirdZilla