Hispaniolan Pewee (Contopus hispaniolensis)

Other Names (World)
Hispaniolan Pewee, Greater Antillean Pewee

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bryant, 1867)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry forest. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Dominican Republic, Haiti.

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

Hispaniolan Pewee (Contopus hispaniolensis) [XC97171]
by id from Zapot\u00e9n, Independencia, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic (call)

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 Jamaican Pewee (Contopus pallidus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

hispaniolensis (Bryant, 1867) - Hispaniola.
tacitus (Wetmore, 1928) - Gon��ve I, off western Haiti.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Hispaniolan Pewee (Contopus hispaniolensis) - 10 files

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