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Tropical Pewee or Tumbes Wood-Pewee

Contopus [cinereus, bogotensis or punensis] (= Contopus cinereus) (Spix, JB 1825)

The tropical pewee or southern tropical pewee is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina. The taxon punensis, found in south-western Ecuador and western Peru, is usually included as a subspecies of the tropical pewee, but it has been suggested it should be considered a separate species, the Tumbes pewee. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Tyrannidae
Genus:
   Contopus
Scientific:
  Contopus cinereus


Original description

Citation:
  (Spix, JB 1825)

Reference:
   Av. Sp. Nov. Brasil. 2 p.11, pl.13, f.2

Protonym:
  Platyrhynchus cinereus

Type locality:
  'in sylvis flum. Amazonum'; error, restricted to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Hellmayr, 1927, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 5, p. 193.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/128667#page/25/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  ED18DC0CF222ED9B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-ED18DC0C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/ED18DC0C


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559423

English:
Tropical Pewee or Tumbes Wood-Pewee
French:
Moucherolle cendré, M. de Bonaparte ou M. de Puna


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 66th suppl.):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Tropical Pewee or Tumbes Wood-Pewee ( Contopus [cinereus, bogotensis or punensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Tropical Pewee or Tumbes Wood-Pewee ( Contopus [cinereus, bogotensis or punensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Tropical Pewee or Tumbes Wood-Pewee ( Contopus [cinereus, bogotensis or punensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Tropical Pewee or Tumbes Wood-Pewee ( Contopus [cinereus, bogotensis or punensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Tropical Pewee or Tumbes Wood-Pewee ( Contopus [cinereus or punensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Tropical Pewee or Tumbes Wood-Pewee ( Contopus [cinereus or punensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Tropical Pewee or Tumbes Wood-Pewee ( Contopus [cinereus or punensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Tropical Pewee or Tumbes Wood-Pewee ( Contopus [cinereus or punensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Tropical Pewee or Tumbes Wood-Pewee ( Contopus [cinereus or punensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Tropical Pewee or Tumbes Wood-Pewee ( Contopus [cinereus or punensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Tropical Pewee or Tumbes Wood-Pewee ( Contopus [cinereus or punensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Tropical Pewee or Tumbes Wood-Pewee ( Contopus [cinereus or punensis])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Moucherolle cendré ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Moucherolle cendré ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 1.53:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2015:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2016:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2017:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2018:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2019:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2021:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 2]
eBird version 2022:
tropical pewee sp. ( Contopus punensis/cinereus/bogotensis)
eBird version 2023:
tropical pewee sp. ( Contopus punensis/cinereus/bogotensis)
eBird version 2024:
tropical pewee sp. ( Contopus punensis/cinereus/bogotensis)
eBird version 2025:
tropical pewee sp. ( Contopus punensis/cinereus/bogotensis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Contopus cinereus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Contopus cinereus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Contopus cinereus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025):
Tropical Pewee ( Contopus cinereus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Contopus cinereus [version 1]

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Bulgarian: Перуанско / Сиво / Боготенско пиуи
Catalan: piuí tropical, piuí tropical sp.
Czech: Tyranovec tropický
Danish: Tropisk Pivi, Tumbespivi/Tropepivi/Stor Tropepivi
German: Dunkel-Waldschnäppertyrann, Spix Tyrann, Spixtyrann, Spix-Tyrann, Südlicher Waldschnäppertyrann, Tumbes-/Dunkel-Wald-/Waldschnäppertyrann
Emerillon: Teõteõ
English: Tropical Pewee, Tropical Pewee or Tumbes Wood-Pewee, tropical pewee sp.
[ENAV]: tropical pewee sp.
English, HBW: Southern/Northern/Western Tropical Pewee, tropical pewee sp.
English (IOC): tropical pewee sp., Tropical/Tumbes Pewee
English (United States): Tropical Pewee, tropical pewee sp.
Spanish: Burlisto chico, Burlisto gris chico, Papamoscas Tropical, Pibí Cenizo, Pibi tropical, Pibí Tropical, Pibí Tropical Occidental/Tropical Sureño/Tropical Norteño, Piwi tropical
Spanish (Argentine): Burlisto chico, Burlisto gris chico
Spanish (Bolivia): Burlisto gris chico
Spanish (Colombia): Atrapamoscas tropical, Pibí Tropical
Spanish (Costa Rica): Pibí tropical
Spanish (Ecuador): Pibí Tropical, pibí tropical sp.
Spanish (Spain): Pibí Tropical, Pibí tropical occidental/tropical sureño/tropical norteño
Spanish (HBW): Tropical Pewee
Spanish (Honduras): Piwi tropical
Spanish (Mexico): Papamoscas Tropical, Papamoscas Tropical de Tumbes/Sureño/Norteño, Pibí Tropical
Spanish (Nicaragua): Pibí Tropical
Spanish (Panama): Pibí Tropical
Spanish (Peru): Pibí Tropical
Spanish (Paraguay): Burlisto chico
Spanish (Venezuela): Pibí Cenizo
Estonian: andi piivitikat/lõuna-piivitikat/troopika-piivitikat sp.
Finnish: Tropiikkipiivi
French: Moucherolle cendré, Moucherolle cendré ou M. de Puna, Moucherolle cendré ou M. de Tumbes, Moucherolle cendré, M. de Bonaparte ou M. de Puna, Moucherolle cendrée, Moucherolle de Puna, M. cendré ou M. de Bonaparte, Pioui cendré
French (Guyane): Moucherolle cendré, Moucherolle de Puna, M. cendrée ou M. de Bonaparte
Guarani: Kumbi kumbi, Kumbi-kumbi
Croatian: crnorepi/sinji/tropski muhar
Hungarian: trópusi pivi
Italian: Piui tropicale, Piuì tropicale
Japanese (romaji): nettaimoritairanchou
Japanese: ネッタイモリタイランチョウ
Scientific: Contopus [cinereus or punensis], Contopus [cinereus, bogotensis or punensis], Contopus cineraceus, Contopus cinereus, Contopus cinereus cinereus, Contopus punensis/cinereus/bogotensis, Platyrhynchus cinereus
Lithuanian: Pilkasis pivis
Dutch: Spix' Piewie, Spixpiewie, Spix-piewie, Tumbespiewie/Spixpiewie sp.
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tropepivi
Norwegian: Contopus punensis/cinereus/bogotensis, Tropepivi
Wayampi: Teõteõ
Polish: piwik andyjski/ubogi/popielaty, piwik ubogi
Portuguese: papa-mosca-fuliginoso, papa-moscas-cinzento, piui-cinza, Piuí-cinza
Portuguese (Brazil): papa-mosca-fuliginoso, Papa-moscas-cinzento, piui-cinza
Portuguese (Portugal): Piuí-cinzento, piuí-tropical
Russian: Серый пиви
Slovak: pamuchár tropický, pamuchár tumbeský/tropický/dymovosivý
Serbian: Tropski pivi, Tumbeski pivi/južni tropski pivi/severni tropski pivi
Sranan: Tityari, Tyarman
Swedish: Tropikpivi, tropikpivi/tumbespivi, tumbes-/tropikpivi
Turkish: Contopus punensis/cinereus/bogotensis, Tropikal pivi
Ukrainian: Піві сірий, Піві тумбезький/сірий/тропічний
Chinese: 热带绿霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 熱帶綠霸鶲

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