pewee / peewee
Any of eight species of birds of the genus Contopus (family Tyrannidae)
it is named for its call, which is monotonously repeated from an open perch. In North America a sad, clear “pee-oo-wee” announces the presence of the eastern wood pewee (C. virens), while a blurry “peeurrr” is the call of the western wood pewee (C. sordidulus). about this bird
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