Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusContopus (Pewees)
- SpeciesContopus virens (Eastern Wood-Pewee)
The eastern wood pewee (Contopus virens) is a small tyrant flycatcher from North, Central and South America. This bird and the western wood pewee (C. sordidulus) were formerly considered a single species. The two species are virtually identical in appearance, and can be distinguished most easily by their calls. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Wood-Pewee sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Southern Tropical Pewee
Contopus cinereus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma imberbe
Yucatán Flycatcher
Myiarchus yucatanensis
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Wood-Pewee in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Wood-Pewee sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eastern Wood-Pewee in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Wood-Pewee in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.