Hispaniolan Pewee
Contopus hispaniolensis
The Hispaniolan Pewee (Contopus hispaniolensis) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 2 countries, weighing about 12 g. The Hispaniolan pewee is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Hispaniolan Pewee
The Hispaniolan pewee is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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How to identify it
The Hispaniolan pewee is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs about 11.5 g (0.41 oz). The sexes have the same plumage and the two subspecies are similar to each other. Adults have a grayish olive head and back with a slightly darker crown. Their wings are dusky, sometimes with two faint wing bars. Their tail is dusky. Their throat is gray, their breast gray with an olive wash across it, and their belly and undertail coverts yellowish buff with some gray mixed in. Juveniles have pale fringes on the feathers of the crown, back, and wing coverts. Voice: The Hispaniolan pewee's dawn song is "a loud, rapid series of paired notes rising in pitch, shurr, pet-pit, pit-pit, peet-peet" and its call is "purr, pip-pip-pip-pip".
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, May, July, November, December, with peak activity in February. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Hispaniolan Pewee?
- The Hispaniolan pewee is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs about 11.5 g (0.41 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Hispaniolan Pewee?
- The Hispaniolan Pewee is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.
- Where can you see a Hispaniolan Pewee?
- The Hispaniolan Pewee occurs in 2 countries, including the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
- What birds look similar to a Hispaniolan Pewee?
- The Hispaniolan Pewee is most easily confused with the Jamaican Pewee, the Tumbes Pewee and the Ochraceous Pewee.
- Is the Hispaniolan Pewee endangered?
- The Hispaniolan Pewee is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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