Southern Tropical Pewee
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Southern Tropical Pewee

Contopus cinereus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tikal National Park
63 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026
4,804 Verified sightings across all 60 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 Tikal National Park

Eastern Wood-Pewee
LC

Eastern Wood-Pewee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Contopus virens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Western Wood-Pewee
LC Endemic

Western Wood-Pewee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Contopus sordidulus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Olive-sided Flycatcher
LC

Olive-sided Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Contopus cooperi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
LC

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
LC

Yellow-olive Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tolmomyias sulphurescens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Eye-ringed Flatbill
LC

Eye-ringed Flatbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhynchocyclus brevirostris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Brown-crested Flycatcher
LC

Brown-crested Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Bright-rumped Attila
LC Endemic

Bright-rumped Attila

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Attila spadiceus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Great Crested Flycatcher
LC

Great Crested Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus crinitus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Northern Bentbill
LC

Northern Bentbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oncostoma cinereigulare

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Tropical Pewee in Tikal National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Tropical Pewee sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 63 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Tropical Pewee in Tikal National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Southern Tropical Pewee in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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