Greater Pewee
Contopus pertinaxCabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860
English (US) Greater Pewee
The Greater Pewee (Contopus pertinax) 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.
- Scientific name
- Contopus pertinax
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Greater Pewee
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Contopus pertinax pertinax
- Contopus pertinax minor
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- C[ontopus] pertinax
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860
- Type locality
- Xalapa [= Jalapa] , Veracruz, Mexico.
- Original description
- Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der orithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine 2 p.72
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
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Dark Pewee
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Tumbes Pewee
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White-throated Pewee
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Blackish Pewee
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