Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusContopus (Pewees)
- SpeciesContopus sordidulus (Western Wood-Pewee)
Closest Relatives at Yosemite National Park
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Gray Flycatcher
Empidonax wrightii
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
📅 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 Yosemite National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Western Wood-Pewee sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 1393 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Wood-Pewee in Yosemite National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Western Wood-Pewee in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.