Western Wood-Pewee
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Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Olympic National Park
1,104 Verified sightings at Olympic National Park From 2019 to 2026
6,714 Verified sightings across all 62 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Western Wood-Pewee

The western wood pewee (Contopus sordidulus) is a small tyrant flycatcher. Adults are gray-olive on the upperparts with light underparts, washed with olive on the breast. They have two wing bars and a dark bill with yellow at the base of the lower mandible. This bird is very similar in appearance to the eastern wood pewee; the two birds were formerly considered to be one species. The call of C. sordidulus is a loud buzzy peeer; the song consists of three rapid descending tsees ending with a descending peeer. The bird is about 5.5–6.3 in (14–16 cm) in length, 0.4–0.5 oz (11–14 g) in weight, and has a wingspan of 10.2 in (26 cm).

Their breeding habitat is open wooded areas in western North America. These birds migrate to South America at the end of summer. The female lays two or three eggs in an open cup nest on a horizontal tree branch or within a tree cavity; California black oak forests are examples of suitable nesting habitat for this species of bird. Both parents feed the young.

They often wait on a perch at a middle height in a tree and fly out to catch insects in flight (hawking), and will also hover to pluck insects from... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park

Olive-sided Flycatcher
LC

Olive-sided Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Contopus cooperi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
LC

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax difficilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Willow Flycatcher
LC

Willow Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax traillii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Hammond's Flycatcher
LC

Hammond's Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax hammondii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Alder Flycatcher
LC

Alder Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax alnorum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Western Kingbird
LC

Western Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus verticalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Eastern Kingbird
LC

Eastern Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Say's Phoebe
LC

Say's Phoebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sayornis saya

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Dusky Flycatcher
LC

Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax oberholseri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Least Flycatcher
LC

Least Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidonax minimus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Black Phoebe
LC

Black Phoebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sayornis nigricans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
2 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
3 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
4 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
5 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
7 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
11 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
12 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
13 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
15 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
18 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
21 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
23 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
24 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
26 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
28 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
30 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
34 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
35 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
37 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
40 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
41 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
42 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
43 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
44 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
45 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
46 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
47 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
48 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
49 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
50 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
51 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
52 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
53 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
54 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
55 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
56 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
57 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
58 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
59 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
60 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
61 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
62 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Wood-Pewee in Olympic National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Wood-Pewee sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 1,104 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Western Wood-Pewee in Olympic National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Western Wood-Pewee in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.

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