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Western Wood Pewee
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The genus Contopus is a group of small to medium-sized insect-eating birds in the Tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
These birds are commonly known as peewees, from the call of one of the more common members of this vocal group. They are generally greyish birds with wing bars that live in wooded areas.
Species
- Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi
Greater Pewee, Contopus pertinax
Dark Pewee, Contopus lugubris
Smoke-colored Pewee, Contopus fumigatus
Ochraceous Pewee, Contopus ochraceus
Western Wood Pewee, Contopus sordidulus
Eastern Wood Pewee, Contopus virens
Tropical Pewee, Contopus cinereus
Blackish Pewee, Contopus nigrescens
Cuban Pewee, Contopus caribaeus
Jamaican Pewee, Contopus pallidus
Hispaniolan Pewee, Contopus hispaniolensis
Lesser Antillean Pewee, Contopus latirostris
White-throated Pewee, Contopus albogularis