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TROPICAL PEWEE Contopus cinereus
Plumage-wise the Tropical Pewee isn`t much to look at, and lets be honest some of the photos here don`t exactly do him justice either! Birding beginners often struggle with him, but he`s actually quite distinctive thanks to his two, barely discernible wing-bars, peaked crown, orange lower mandible and habit of periodically flicking his tail up and down.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE781PH) Adult dorsal, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith October 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2662PH) Adult dorsal, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Matt Denton October 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE782PH) Adult dorsal, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith October 2010).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE783PH) Adult ventral melanistic, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith October 2010).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE784PH) Adult at dusk, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE785PH) Same individual preening (Paul Smith March 2007).
VIDEO - (FPAVE786VI) Same melanistic individual as (FPAVE783PH) (Paul Smith October 2010).
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