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Greater Pewee (Contopus pertinax) Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) | |||||||||||||
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1114
(1 photos)
2011-12-24 Parque La Campana (Colima), Mexico
Subspecies: pertinax Sitting high and exposed as you normally see them. |
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582
(1 photos)
2012-02-15 Laguna La María (col), Mexico
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821
(2 photos)
2013-01-13 Parque La Campana (Colima), Mexico
Subspecies: pertinax Adult. A rather common species around Colima City toward the volcanoes, a species that normally forages high in the trees, therefore it was a true pleasure to find one at eye-level. Is markedly larger than the Wood-Pewees with stronger bill, all bright lower mandible, and marked backward crest. Long primaryprojection and an elongated body with small head are characteristics for Pewees. |
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1115
(1 photos)
2013-02-15 Bosque Los Colomos (Guadalajara), Mexico
Subspecies: pertinax Normally unmistakable. Upright position with short legs and long primary projection indicates Pewee. The crest and strong bill with lower mandible orange indicates the species. |
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3557
(2 photos)
2019-11-28 Parque Ecológico Macuiltépetl (Xalapa), Mexico
Distant bird sitting as it often does in the top of a tree. Looking smallish. Compare this bird with 3555 which is sitting in a similar position, and notice the different bill colorations. Mysteriously dark on 3555 and pale on this one as expected. |
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3555
(1 photos)
2019-12-08 Laguna Zapotlán (jal), Mexico
I've registered this bird without questions as a Greater Pewee, but looking closely at the bill, it looks very dark below, giving it a resemblance to the smaller Western Wood-Pewee. But the latter is extremely rare in Mexico in December, why I have to believe that the photo is cheating. |
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3556
(3 photos)
2020-02-18 Laguna Zapotlán (jal), Mexico
Though the surroundings are different it is the same bird in all photos. |