Tumbes Pewee
Contopus punensis
The Tumbes Pewee (Contopus punensis) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 2 countries, weighing about 12 g. The Tumbes pewee or western tropical pewee is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Tumbes Pewee
The Tumbes pewee or western tropical pewee is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
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How to identify it
The tumbes pewee is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long; three females weighed an average of 9.3 g (0.33 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dark olive-gray crown with a slight crest, white to grayish white lores, and a thin white eye-ring on an otherwise pale grayish olive face. Their back is olive-gray and their rump and uppertail coverts brownish olive-gray with a hidden white feather tuft on either side of the rump. Their wings are mostly dusky. Voice: One description of the tumbes pewee's song is "a clear peee pir or peee, pidit". Another is "an emphatic...twwe-tee, tee-teew, or tee teeeew". Its call is "a single tee or a quiet chatter". It sings at any time of day but more often in early morning and late afternoon. It vocalizes from a perch on a bare branch in the forest's mid-story.
What the Tumbes Pewee sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in December. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Tumbes Pewee?
- The tumbes pewee is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long; three females weighed an average of 9.3 g (0.33 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Tumbes Pewee?
- The Tumbes Pewee is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.
- Where can you see a Tumbes Pewee?
- The Tumbes Pewee occurs in 2 countries, including Ecuador and Peru.
- What does a Tumbes Pewee sound like?
- You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Tumbes Pewee on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Tumbes Pewee?
- The Tumbes Pewee is most easily confused with the Hispaniolan Pewee, the Jamaican Pewee and the Ochraceous Pewee.
- Is the Tumbes Pewee endangered?
- The Tumbes Pewee is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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