Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Tyrant Flycatchers :: Greater Pewee

Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax

Described by: Cabanis; Heine (1859)
Alternate common name(s): Coues's Flycatcher, Coues' Flycatcher
Old scientific name(s): Myiochanes pertinax

Photographs

Sawmill Canyon, Fort Huachuca, Cochise County, Arizona, USA - May 2, 2002 © Rob Pavey  Sawmill Canyon, Fort Huachuca, Cochise County, Arizona, USA - May 2, 2002 © Rob Pavey  Sawmill Canyon, Fort Huachuca, Cochise County, Arizona, USA - May 2, 2002 © Rob Pavey 
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Range

Se. United States to sc. Central America;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Sw. United States (c. and sw. Arizona and sw. New Mexico), w. and c. Mexico (Chihuahua, s. Coahuila, c. Nuevo Leon and s. Tamualipas s. to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec).
N. populations winter s. to Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
(2) S. Mexico mostly e. of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and nc. Nicaragua.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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