Eastern Wood-Pewee

15-18 cm (6-7") Common in deciduous and mixed woods.

Grayish-olive above, dull white or gray below. Adults have two white wing bars and two-tone bills - upper bill dark, lower bill light. Juveniles have buff wing bars and all dark bills. Told from similar Empidonax flycatchers by its lack of eye-ring. Similar Eastern Phoebe lacks wing bars. Distinguished from identical Western Wood-Pewee by range and voice.

Song: distinctive whistled "pee-ah-wee".

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Eastern Wood-Pewee distribution map