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Cuban Pewee

Cuban Pewee
Contopus caribaeus
At a Glance Range & Identification Back to Top

At a Glance

Common in the Bahamas and Cuba, this rather drab flycatcher was first found in our area in 1995, when a single bird appeared in Florida. Looking somewhat like an Empidonax flycatcher with only a partial eye-ring, it might have been overlooked as a stray to Florida in the past.
All bird guide text and rangemaps adapted from by Kenn Kaufman漏 1996, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Category
Perching Birds
IUCN Status
Least Concern
Habitat
Forests and Woodlands, Shrublands, Savannas, and Thickets
Behavior
Direct Flight

Range & Identification

Description

6-6 1/2" (15-16.5 cm). This rare stray to Florida resembles Eastern Wood-Pewee, but has shorter wingtips, conspicuous pale crescent forming a half-eye-ring behind eye.
Size
About the size of a Robin, About the size of a Sparrow
Wing Shape
Pointed
Tail Shape
Notched, Square-tipped

Songs and Calls

Descending 鈥渨eeeeooooo鈥, a variety of 鈥渨eet鈥-like notes, does not have 鈥減ee-a-wee鈥 song of Eastern Wood-Pewee