Eastern Wood Pewee vs Ochraceous Pewee

Contopus virens compared with Contopus ochraceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Wood Pewee	Ochraceous Pewee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Tyrannidae	Tyrannidae
Genus same	Contopus	Contopus
Species	Contopus virens	Contopus ochraceus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Wood Pewee and Ochraceous Pewee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Contopus.

Conservation Status

Eastern Wood Pewee

LC — Least Concern

Ochraceous Pewee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Wood Pewee	Ochraceous Pewee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Wood Pewee

Habitat

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

Range

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

Ochraceous Pewee

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Eastern Wood Pewee

Eastern Wood Pewee (Contopus virens) 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway