Eastern Wood Pewee vs Smoke-colored Pewee

Contopus virens compared with Contopus fumigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Wood Pewee	Smoke-colored 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 fumigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Wood Pewee and Smoke-colored Pewee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Contopus.

Conservation Status

Eastern Wood Pewee

LC — Least Concern

Smoke-colored Pewee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Wood Pewee	Smoke-colored 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.

Smoke-colored Pewee

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Smoke-colored Pewee

Smoke-colored Pewee (Contopus fumigatus) 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 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela