Ochraceous Pewee
Contopus ochraceus
The Ochraceous Pewee (Contopus ochraceus) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 2 countries, weighing about 23 g. The ochraceous pewee is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Ochraceous Pewee
The ochraceous pewee is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
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How to identify it
The ochraceous pewee is 16.5 to 18 cm (6.5 to 7.1 in) long and weighs about 23 g (0.81 oz). The sexes have the same plumage with a spiky crest. Adults have a dark brownish olive crown and crest. The rest of their head, their nape, and their upperparts are olive. Their wings are blackish with olive-buff, buff, or ochre ends on the coverts that show as two thin wing bars. Their tail is dusky and slightly notched. Their throat is pale yellow, their breast and flanks olive with an ochre wash, and their belly and undertail coverts buffy yellow. Their plumage fades and becomes duller with wear. Voice: The ochraceous pewee's song is "a piercing high, thin peeeeyit or peeeeyeeet, first syllable accented". One call is "a sharp and repeated pwit" and another is "pip pip pip".
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, May, July, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify an Ochraceous Pewee?
- The ochraceous pewee is 16.5 to 18 cm (6.5 to 7.1 in) long and weighs about 23 g (0.81 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is an Ochraceous Pewee?
- The Ochraceous Pewee is a small sized bird weighing about 23 g.
- Where can you see an Ochraceous Pewee?
- The Ochraceous Pewee occurs in 2 countries, including Costa Rica and Panama.
- What birds look similar to an Ochraceous Pewee?
- The Ochraceous Pewee is most easily confused with the Jamaican Pewee, the Blackish Pewee and the Hispaniolan Pewee.
- Is the Ochraceous Pewee endangered?
- The Ochraceous Pewee is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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