Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Western Wood-pewee (Contopus sordidulus) - HBW 9, p. 368
French: Pioui de l’Ouest
German: Westlicher Waldschnäppertyrann
Spanish: Pibí Occidental
Other common names: Western Pewee
Taxonomy: Contopus sordidulus P. L. Sclater, 1859, Orizaba, Mexico.
Thought by some possibly to form a superspecies with C. virens and C. cinereus; has been considered conspecific with former. Geographical variation subtle, size increasing to N, colour becoming richer in moist environments such as Pacific NW. Proposed races siccicola (described from Idaho, USA) and amplus (Montana, USA) merged with veliei, and griscomi (Guerrero, in Mexico) with nominate. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- saturatus Bishop, 1900 - breeds SE Alaska and NW & W Canada S in USA to W Oregon; winters N South America (probably mainly Colombia and Venezuela).
- veliei Coues, 1866 - breeds E Alaska S through interior mainly to N Mexico, E in USA to N & W Great Plains states and S to W Texas; winters probably South America (S possibly to Peru, Bolivia and N Argentina).
- peninsulae Brewster, 1891 - breeds W Mexico (S Baja California); winters probably NW South America.
- sordidulus P. L. Sclater, 1859 - breeds highlands of Mexico S at least to Honduras, possibly to NC Nicaragua and Costa Rica; winters S to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A lateral view of an adult perched, then displaying, and then calling. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp veliei)
Don DesJardin 24 June 2008 3 years ago 29 sec 4.3 -
A bird calling on a branch and flying away Locality Union City, Alameda County, California, USA (United States)
Leslie Lieurance 2005 6 years ago 31 sec 3.5 -
perched high, calling Locality Río Bombuscaro Reserve, Podocarpus National Park, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador (ssp sordidulus(?))
Martin Kennewell 3 April 2011 1 year ago 16 sec 3 -
A bird on a branch, looking around, then flying away. Locality Oaxaca, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp sordidulus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 April 2009 2 years ago 33 sec 3 -
A bird fly-catching from a tree top and calling. Locality La Cumbre, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp sordidulus)
Josep del Hoyo 17 April 2009 2 years ago 48 sec 2
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A bird on top of a branch.
Locality Oaxaca, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp sordidulus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 April 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
front wiew of a bird on a branch
Locality Villeta, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 19 September 2010 1 year ago 3.3 -
A bird perched.
Locality Oaxaca, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp sordidulus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 April 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Bird on a branch
Locality Villeta, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 16 August 2009 2 years ago 3
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Song. Locality Sonora State, Mexico (Northern)
(ssp veliei)
Scott Olmstead 20 August 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A bird calling. Locality La Cumbre, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern)
(ssp sordidulus)
Josep del Hoyo 17 April 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Singing adult Locality Sierra County, California, USA (United States)
(ssp veliei)
Andrew_Davis 10 June 2005 2 years ago 3
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