- Contopus caribaeus
Identification
- Grey upperparts
- Pale yellow underparts
- Dark grey head
- Bushy crest
- White crescent behind eye
- Dark wings, 2 faint wingbars
- Black upper mandible
- Yellow lower mandible
- Sexes alike
Distribution
Caribbean: found in Cuba and northern Bahamas.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- C. c. bahamensis:
- Grand Bahama, Abaco, Andros, New Providence and Eleuthera
- C. c. caribaeus:
- Cuba and Isle of Pines
- C. c. morenoi:
- Southern Cuba (Zapata Swamp) and adjacent offshore cays
- C. c. nerlyi:
- Islands off southern Camaguey (Cuba)
A 5th subspecies florentinoi is generally considered invalid[2].
Habitat
Pine forest, plantations, brushland, edges of swamps and mangroves.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects which are hawked aerially.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- Whatbird
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Cuban Pewee. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 December 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cuban_Pewee
