Eastern Wood Pewee vs Olive-Side Flycatcher

Contopus virens compared with Contopus cooperi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Wood Pewee	Olive-Side Flycatcher
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order same	Passeriformes (Ötücü kuşlar)	Passeriformes (Ötücü kuşlar)
Family same	Tyrannidae	Tyrannidae
Genus same	Contopus	Contopus
Species	Contopus virens	Contopus cooperi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Wood Pewee

LC — Least Concern

Olive-Side Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Wood Pewee	Olive-Side Flycatcher
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.

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.

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.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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