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Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens
Family
Tyrant Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
eawpew, EAWP, EWPE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
SpeciesContopus virens
Codeseawpew, EAWP, EWPE
Identification

The Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) is a member of the Tyrant Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code eawpew when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Piprites chloris
Gray-headed Piprites
Piprites griseiceps
Black-capped Piprites
Piprites pileata
Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant
Neopipo cinnamomea
Kinglet Calyptura
Calyptura cristata
Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
Platyrinchus saturatus
Eastern Wood-Pewee photo
(c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Contopus virens

Family: Tyrant Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: eawpew