Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusContopus (Pewees)
- SpeciesContopus virens (Eastern Wood-Pewee)
Closest Relatives at Point Pelee National Park
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
📅 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 Point Pelee National Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a Eastern Wood-Pewee sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 4280 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Wood-Pewee in Point Pelee National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Wood-Pewee in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.