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Western Wood-Pewee
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Woodland edge, open country.
Diet: Flying insects.
Best time to spot: Sallies from a perch.
When to look
Check local eBird bar charts for timing in your state; range and season vary a lot across the US.
How rare is it?
The Western Wood-Pewee sits in our Common tier for the US: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It belongs to the tyrant flycatchers family.
Recent US sightings
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Similar birds
- Eastern Wood-PeweeCommon · Woodland edge
- Cuban PeweeLegendary · Woodland edge
- Greater PeweeRare · Woodland edge
- Olive-sided FlycatcherUncommon · Woodland edge
- Ash-throated FlycatcherCommon · Woodland edge
- Black PhoebeCommon · Woodland edge
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