| Northern Tropical Pewee Contopus bogotensis (aka Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus) Colombian name: Pibí Tropical |
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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. |
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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. | |||
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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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