Olive-Side Flycatcher vs Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus cooperi compared with Contopus sordidulus

Key Differences

• Olive-Side Flycatcher is Near Threatened while Western Wood-Pewee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olive-Side Flycatcher	Western Wood-Pewee
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Aves (طيور)	Aves (طيور)
Order same	Passeriformes (جواثم)	Passeriformes (جواثم)
Family same	Tyrannidae	Tyrannidae
Genus same	Contopus	Contopus
Species	Contopus cooperi	Contopus sordidulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Olive-Side Flycatcher and Western Wood-Pewee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Contopus.

Conservation Status

Olive-Side Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Western Wood-Pewee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olive-Side Flycatcher	Western Wood-Pewee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Olive-Side Flycatcher

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Western Wood-Pewee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Olive-Side Flycatcher

Olive-Side Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Western Wood-Pewee

Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela