Western Wood-Pewees spend summer in open woodlands across western North America. They sally from exposed branches to catch flying insects; their exact winter range remains unclear.
It has a grayish-brown body and a partially buttoned-looking gray vest across the chest.
It perches on exposed branches, flies out to catch insects in the air, and often returns to the same perch. Cornell says its precise winter range is still unclear.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.