Jamaican Pewee (Contopus pallidus)

Other Names (World)
Jamaican Pewee, Greater Antillean Pewee

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gosse, 1847)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Jamaica (B).

Jamaica.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Jamaican Pewee (Contopus pallidus) [XC426036]
by id from Ecclesdown Road, Portland Parish, Jamaica (song)

Jamaican Pewee (Contopus pallidus) [XC211308]
by Nathan Hentze from Blue Mountains National Park, Woodside, Hardwar Gap, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Contopus caribaeus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Cuban Pewee (Contopus caribaeus), Jamaican Pewee (Contopus pallidus) and Hispaniolan Pewee (Contopus hispaniolensis) following AOU (1998).

Formerly treated as conspecific with Cuban Pewee (Contopus caribaeus) and Hispaniolan Pewee (Contopus hispaniolensis).

References
See References.

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