Northern Tropical Pewee Contopus bogotensis
(aka Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus)

Colombian name: PibĂ­ Tropical

Tropical Pewee, Santa Marta Mountains, Magdalena, Colombia, April 2012 - click for larger image

The Northern Tropical Pewee is found from Mexico to northern Colombia and Venezuela, in the Guyanas and round the mouth of the Amazon. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.

Tropical Pewee, Santa Marta Mountains, Magdalena, Colombia, April 2012 - click for larger image It is grey above with two whitish wing-bars. The mandible is yellow, the throat whitish, the breast and flanks are grey while the mid-belly is whitish to pale yellow. The HBW and Birdlife International checklist has split this species from Southern Tropical Pewee C. cinereus on the basis of plumage and vocal differences.
Tropical Pewee, Santa Marta Mountains, Magdalena, Colombia, April 2012 - click for larger image They are found in forest borders and shrubby clearings where they sally for flying insects from an exposed perch to which they return frequently often shivering their tails after landing.

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