Southern Tropical Pewee

Contopus cinereus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusContopus (Pewees)
SpeciesContopus cinereus (Southern Tropical Pewee)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Tijuca National Park

2 Verified sightings at Tijuca National Park From 2019 to 2026

4,804 Verified sightings across all 60 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Southern Tropical Pewee

The southern tropical pewee (Contopus cinereus) is a small passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. The southern tropical pewee's taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC), the Clements taxonomy, and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) treat it as a species with two subspecies: the nominate C. c. cinereus (Spix, 1825) and C. c. pallescens (Hellmayr, 1927).

The North and South American Classification Committees of the American Ornithological Society treat those subspecies and six others as the tropical pewee with the binomial Contopus cinereus. In 2016 HBW separated three of the subspecies as the two-subspecies southern tropical pewee (C. cinereus) and the monotypic western tropical pewee (C. punensis). In 2022 Clements recognized the southern tropical pewee as a species and the IOC followed suit in 2023.

The southern tropical pewee is 13.5 to 14.5 cm (5.3 to 5.7 in) long and weighs about 10 to 15 g (0.35 to 0.53 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dark... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tijuca National Park

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Todirostrum poliocephalum

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Fluvicola nengeta

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Megarynchus pitangua

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tolmomyias sulphurescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Camptostoma obsoletum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Myiodynastes maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leptopogon amaurocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hirundinea ferruginea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lathrotriccus euleri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
2	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
3	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
4	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
5	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
6	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
7	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
8	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
9	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
11	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
12	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
16	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
17	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
19	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
20	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
26	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
27	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
28	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
30	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
31	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
33	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
35	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
36	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
38	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
40	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
41	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
43	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
44	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
46	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
47	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
48	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
49	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
50	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
51	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
52	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
53	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
56	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
57	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
58	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
59	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
60	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data

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Southern Tropical Pewee

About the Southern Tropical Pewee

Recent sightings of Southern Tropical Pewee in Tijuca National Park

Closest Relatives at Tijuca National Park

Great Kiskadee

Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher

Masked Water-Tyrant

Social Flycatcher

Tropical Kingbird

Boat-billed Flycatcher

Yellow-olive Flycatcher

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Streaked Flycatcher

Sepia-capped Flycatcher

Cliff Flycatcher

Euler's Flycatcher

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found