Dark Pewee
Contopus lugubrisLawrence, GN, 1865
English (US) Dark Pewee
The Dark Pewee (Contopus lugubris) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: montane forest of Costa Rica and far western Panama (ChiriquÃ)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Contopus lugubris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dark Pewee
- Described by
- Lawrence, GN, 1865
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Lawrence, GN, 1865
- Type locality
- Barranca, Costa Rica.
- Original description
- Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 8(1867) p.134
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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