White-throated Pewee
Contopus albogularis
The White-throated Pewee (Contopus albogularis) is a legendary tyrant flycatcher found in 2 countries, weighing about 10 g. The white-throated pewee is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the White-throated Pewee
The white-throated pewee is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, and Suriname.
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How to identify it
The white-throated pewee is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dark blackish gray crown with a slight crest, slightly paler gray lores, and a thin white eye-ring on an otherwise dark sooty gray face. Their back is also dark sooty gray. Their wings are blackish brown and their tail blackish. Their throat is white and the rest of their underparts sooty gray. They have a dark iris, a wide flat bill with a black maxilla and yellow mandible, and black legs and feet. Voice: The white-throated pewee's vocalizations are not well known. As of April 2025 xeno-canto and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library each had nine recordings with two of them in common. The species' call is described as a "high, dry wic-wic- -".
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, August, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a White-throated Pewee?
- The white-throated pewee is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a White-throated Pewee?
- The White-throated Pewee is a tiny sized bird weighing about 10 g.
- Where can you see a White-throated Pewee?
- The White-throated Pewee occurs in 2 countries, including French Guiana and Suriname.
- What birds look similar to a White-throated Pewee?
- The White-throated Pewee is most easily confused with the Blackish Pewee, the Ochraceous Pewee and the Jamaican Pewee.
- Is the White-throated Pewee endangered?
- The White-throated Pewee is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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