Lesser Antillean pewee

The Lesser Antillean pewee (Contopus latirostris) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.

Lesser Antillean pewee
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Contopus
Species:
C. latirostris
Binomial name
Contopus latirostris
(Verreaux, 1866)

It is found in Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Saint Lucia with records from Saint Kitts. Birds on Puerto Rico are sometimes considered to be a separate species (Puerto Rican pewee, C. portoricensis) as are those on Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia pewee, C. oberi).

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

See also

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Contopus latirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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