Southern Tropical Pewee - Contopus cinereus

Southern Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus

Brazilian name: Papa-moscas-cinzento

Tropical Pewee, Boa Nova, Bahia, Brazil, July 2002 - click for larger image

The Southern Tropical Pewee is found from eastern and central Brazil to Bolivia and eastern Paraguay. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.

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.

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.

There is also a page with excellent photos on Wikiaves.

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Tropical Pewee, Serra Bonita, Camacan, Bahia, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image

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