| Eastern wood pewee | |
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| In Central Park, New York, USA | |
| Song recorded in Ontario, Canada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Contopus |
| Species: | C. virens
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| Binomial name | |
| Contopus virens (Linnaeus, 1766)
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| Synonyms | |
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Muscicapa virens Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The eastern wood pewee (Contopus virens) is a small tyrant flycatcher from North America. This bird and the western wood pewee (C. sordidulus) were formerly considered a single species. The two species are virtually identical in appearance, and can be distinguished most easily by their calls.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Contopus virens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22699816A93749255. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699816A93749255.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.