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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 Lives of North American Birds by Kenn Kaufman© 1996, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Category
Perching Birds
Conservation
Low 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 “weeeeooooo”, a variety of “weet”-like notes, does not have “pee-a-wee” song of Eastern Wood-Pewee