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
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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
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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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