The Eastern Wood-Pewee [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Eastern Wood-Pewee Looks Like

The Eastern Wood-Pewee has overall_color color of olive-grey and off-white and brown and yellowish.

The Eastern Wood-Pewee has above_color color of olive-grey and brown.

The Eastern Wood-Pewee has head color of olive-grey.

The Eastern Wood-Pewee has face color of olive-grey.

The Eastern Wood-Pewee has below_color color of off-white and yellowish.

The Eastern Wood-Pewee has undertail color of off-white.

The Eastern Wood-Pewee has back color of olive-grey.

The Eastern Wood-Pewee has bill color of brownish.

The Eastern Wood-Pewee has wing color of olive-grey and brown.

The Eastern Wood-Pewee has belly color of off-white and yellowish.

The Eastern Wood-Pewee has tail color of olive-grey.

The Eastern Wood-Pewee has chest color of off-white and yellowish.

The Eastern Wood-Pewee has leg color of brownish.

The Eastern Wood-Pewee has neck color of off-white and yellowish.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Eastern Wood-Pewee

The length of the Eastern Wood-Pewee is 5.9 inches (15.0 cm).

The weight of the Eastern Wood-Pewee is from 0.3 ounces to 0.7 ounces (8.5 grams to 19.8 grams).

The wingspan of the Eastern Wood-Pewee is from 9.1 inches to 10.2 inches (23.1 cm to 25.9 cm).

Pictures of the Eastern Wood-Pewee

Feeding Behavior of the Eastern Wood-Pewee

does the most of its foraging while perched in an exposed area of a tree, then flies out to catch an insect in the air.

Additionally catches insects while hovering over vegetation or twigs.

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What the Eastern Wood-Pewee Likes to Eat

The Eastern Wood-Pewee feeds on the following:

  • insects (flies, also wasps, bees, winged ants, beetles, moths, true bugs, and grasshoppers, spiders, millipedes)
  • berries

Where To Find the Eastern Wood-Pewee

You can find the Eastern Wood-Pewee in the following habitats:

  • Woodlands
  • groves
  • meadows
  • roadsides
  • ponds
  • forest
  • scrubby woods