Tropical Pewee

Contopus cinereus

Description:

Small flycatcher of the Caribbean lowlands.

Notes:

Photographed in Caribbean lowlands, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica.

Species ID Suggestions

11 Comments

GerGer panich 10 years ago

It very l.ovely

mcaul6515 10 years ago

Cute :D

Anne Marie McCaffrey 10 years ago

OK, then I'm going with Tropical Pewee. Thanks for your help, Bayucca!

bayucca 10 years ago

This little dusky tip was actually the criteria which let me think it is the Tropical Pewee...

Anne Marie McCaffrey 10 years ago

I think I could be convinced it's Tropical Pewee, Bayucca... The books describe it as having a dark or dusky tip on the lower mandible. I've uploaded another photo, a closer shot of the head. I think I see a dusky tip on the lower mandible - what do you think?

bayucca 10 years ago

Indeed a tough one! I am slightly tending to Camptostoma imberbe (belly pale yellowish to dull white, lower mandible flesh-color, eyering narrow) and Contopus cinereus, with preference to the Tropical Pewee, Contopus cinereus, due to your caribbean location. Really tricky one. Please, verify, for me it is too late for more checking.mjust for fun, check also Elaenia chiriquensis...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35869495@N0...
http://www.greglasley.net/northernbeardl...
http://ibc.lynxeds.com/photo/tropical-pe...

Anne Marie McCaffrey 10 years ago

I've got three books and my glasses, and I still can't decide :)

bayucca 10 years ago

Hmm, right, I go now get my book and glasses...

Anne Marie McCaffrey 10 years ago

I'm not convinced Bayucca - my bird definitely has a yellow lower mandible, and stronger wing markings I think ... I do find these small flycatchers confusing though...