Genus: Contopus
Description
The genus Contopus is a group of small to medium-sized insectivorous birds in family Tyrannidae, the Tyrant flycatchers. The common names for all except one is Pewee, a name derived from the call of the Eastern Wood Pewee, Contopus virens. Their appearance is typical of the tyrant flycatchers - overall gray to olive, with prominent wing bars, and can be difficult to distinguish among other members of the family.
Taxonomy
Contopus is a genus in the Family Tyrannidae.
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| C. cooperi | Olive-sided Flycatcher | ||
| C. ochraceus | Ochraceous Pewee | ||
| C. pertinax | Greater Pewee | ||
| C. lugubris | Dark Pewee | ||
| C. fumigatus | Smoke-colored Pewee | ||
| C. pallidus | Jamaican Pewee | ||
| C. punensis | Tumbes Pewee | ||
| C. albogularis | White-throated Pewee | ||
| C. nigrescens | Blackish Pewee | ||
| C. cinereus | Southern Tropical Pewee | ||
| C. sordidulus | Western Wood Pewee | ||
| C. bogotensis | Northern Tropical Pewee | ||
| C. virens | Eastern Wood Pewee | ||
| C. caribaeus | Cuban Pewee | ||
| C. hispaniolensis | Hispaniolan Pewee | ||
| C. latirostris | Lesser Antillean Pewee | ||
Pages in category ‘Contopus’
The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
