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Photo by {{user|Fritz73|Fritz73}}<br />Camacan, [[Brazil]], 5 September 2017]] | Photo by {{user|Fritz73|Fritz73}}<br />Camacan, [[Brazil]], 5 September 2017]] | ||
;[[:Category: Contopus|Contopus]] cinereus | ;[[:Category: Contopus|Contopus]] cinereus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
14 cm | 14 cm | ||
| − | * | + | *upperparts dark brown or greyish |
| − | * | + | *crown black |
| − | * | + | *wing bars two, white, more or less prominent |
| − | * | + | *throat, lower underparts and centre of the breast white (ssp ''pallescens''), or largely uniform grey (''cinereus'') |
| − | * | + | *belly pale yellow |
| − | * | + | *sides of the flanks and breast greyish-brown (''pallescens'') |
| − | * | + | *bill short: black upper mandible; orange lower mandible<br /> |
Sexes similar | Sexes similar | ||
| − | == | + | ====Variation==== |
| + | [[Image:Tropical Pewee Salta by Stanley Jones.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Subspecies ''pallescens''<br /> | ||
| + | Photo by {{user|Stanley-Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Villa San Lorenzo, Jujuy Province, [[Argentina]], October 2019]] | ||
| + | The two subspecies differ strongly in their markings. Subspecies ''cinereus'' has barely noticeable wing bars while ''pallescens'' have strong white wing bars and white edges to flight feathers. Its white lores, underparts and throat are much more noticeable (''cinereus'' basically uniform grey). | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
'''South America''': [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]] and [[Argentina]], rare non-breeding visitor to [[Peru]], . | '''South America''': [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]] and [[Argentina]], rare non-breeding visitor to [[Peru]], . | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:32, 8 August 2023
- Contopus cinereus
Identification
14 cm
- upperparts dark brown or greyish
- crown black
- wing bars two, white, more or less prominent
- throat, lower underparts and centre of the breast white (ssp pallescens), or largely uniform grey (cinereus)
- belly pale yellow
- sides of the flanks and breast greyish-brown (pallescens)
- bill short: black upper mandible; orange lower mandible
Sexes similar
Variation
Photo by Stanley Jones
Villa San Lorenzo, Jujuy Province, Argentina, October 2019
The two subspecies differ strongly in their markings. Subspecies cinereus has barely noticeable wing bars while pallescens have strong white wing bars and white edges to flight feathers. Its white lores, underparts and throat are much more noticeable (cinereus basically uniform grey).
Distribution
South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, rare non-breeding visitor to Peru, .
Taxonomy
Formerly included in Tropical Pewee together with Tumbes Pewee and Northern Tropical Pewee.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1].
- C. c. pallescens:
- C. c. cinereus:
- South-eastern Brazil (Bahia to Paraná) to eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina
Habitat
Lowlands to lower elevation on mountains in semi-deciduous forests and clearings, mixed pasture, wet fields and gardens, and even locally in mangrove.
Behaviour
Breeding
The female builds a small open saucer nest of fibers and grasses, lined with grass and decorated with lichen on its exterior. Two creamy-white eggs, marked with red-brown spots, are incubated by the female for 15-16 days.
Diet
The diet includes insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.1)_red. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Southern Tropical Pewee. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Southern_Tropical_Pewee
External Links
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