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flycatcher

1. any small insectivorous songbird of the Old World subfamily Muscicapinae, having small slender bills fringed with bristles: family Muscicapidae
2. any American passerine bird of the family Tyrannidae
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The low parasitism levels are consistent with zero-to-low levels others have found in western and eastern wood-pewees (Contopus virens, Chace et al., 1997; references in Ortega, 1998; Underwood et al., 2004; Swanson and Baker, 2016).
Several species, including Bachman's sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis), northern bobwhite, eastern wood-pewee (Contopus virens), and indigo bunting respond favorably to RCW management practices such as prescribed burning and hardwood understory reduction (4, 5, 6, 7, 8).
This list of forest songbirds includes, but is not limited to, the following: Eastern Wood Pewee (Contopus virens), Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mastelina), Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea), Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia), Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocappilus), Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus), Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina, and Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea).
Those present in most years included Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens), Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), and Wood Thrush.
in close proximity to Contopus cinereus, perching momentarily only 5 m apart.