Lesser Antillean Pewee

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Lesser Antillean Pewee
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae Genus: Contopus Species: C. latirostris
Binomial name
Contopus latirostris (Verreaux, 1866)

The Lesser Antillean Pewee (Contopus latirostris) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.

It is found in Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Saint Lucia with records from Saint Kitts. Birds on Puerto Rico are sometimes considered to be a separate species (Puerto Rican Pewee, C. portoricensis) as are those on Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia Pewee, C. oberi).

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

[edit] Source

• BirdLife International 2004. Contopus latirostris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.