The eastern wood-pewee is very similar looking to the least flycatcher which I just posted on yesterday. It is also a small flycatcher. It is differentiated from the least flycatcher by having a much less bold white eye ring, is larger, has a larger bill and different songs and calls.
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Eastern wood-pewee in Central Park. |
It is also very difficult to distinguish from the western wood-pewee, except by range and song. In fact, they used to be considered the same species. I saw either an eastern or western wood-pewee at Tinamu Reserve in Colombia in March, an area where both species are found, and labeled it an eastern wood-pewee. No one has tried to identify it on iNaturalist.
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Eastern wood-pewee range from Wikipedia. |
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A wood-pewee in Colombia which is either an eastern or western. |
Looks pretty tiny to me, but sweet-faced, like a happy toddler.
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