Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusContopus (Pewees)
- SpeciesContopus sordidulus (Western Wood-Pewee)
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Gray Flycatcher
Empidonax wrightii
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
📅 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 Western Wood-Pewee in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Western Wood-Pewee sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 668 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Wood-Pewee in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
July has the highest sighting rate for Western Wood-Pewee in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.