The Cuban pewee or crescent-eyed pewee (Contopus caribaeus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Cuba and the northern Bahamas. It was formerly lumped with the Hispaniolan pewee (C. hispaniolensis) and Jamaican pewee (C. pallidus) as a single species, the Greater Antillean pewee.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Contopus |
| Species: | C. caribaeus
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| Contopus caribaeus (d'Orbigny, 1839)
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This small flycatcher measures 16 cm (6.3 in).[2] It is dark olive-grey above and dark grey to buff below. In place of an eyering, it has a white crescent-shaped marking directly behind the eye. The broad, flat bill is bicolored, with a yellow lower mandible.[2]
Its distinctive call is a long, descending whistle.[2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.[1]
The nest is small and cup-shaped. Up to 4 eggs are laid between March and June. The eggs are white with heavy dark spotting at the large end.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Contopus caribaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22699830A93750251. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699830A93750251.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Garrido, Orlando H.; Kirkconnell, Arturo (2000). Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba. Ithaca, NY: Comstock, Cornell University Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-8014-8631-9.
External links edit
Media related to Contopus caribaeus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Contopus caribaeus at Wikispecies- BirdLife species factsheet for Contopus caribaeus
- "Contopus caribaeus". Avibase.
- "Cuban pewee media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Cuban pewee photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Cuban pewee species account at Neotropical Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
- Interactive range map of Contopus caribaeus at IUCN Red List maps
- Audio recordings of Cuban pewee on Xeno-canto.
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