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Cuban Pewee
Contopus caribaeus (d'Orbigny, 1839)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Cuban Pewee, Contopus caribaeus, is a passerine of the Tyrannidae family that breeds in Cuba and the Bahamas. It is a resident bird of broadleaf and pine forest, scrub, swampy ground and tree plantations, with one form mainly in mangroves. The species is split into four subspecies, including forms on mainland Cuba, Isla de la Juventud and several Bahamian islands. It is recognised by a dark iris, a broad flat bill with a black upper mandible and orange-yellow lower mandible, and black legs and feet.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- North America: Cuba and Bahamas
