Lesser Antillean Pewee

Contopus latirostris (Verreaux, J, 1866)

Lesser Antillean Pewee, Contopus latirostris, is a passerine of the Tyrannidae family that breeds in the Lesser Antilles. It is a resident bird of St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Dominica and Martinique, with occasional records from Saint Kitts. The species is mainly tied to montane forest, but it also uses lower forest, wooded hills, coffee plantations, semi-arid scrub and coastal mangroves. It is placed in the genus Contopus and was described by Verreaux in 1866.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Breeding range

North America: Lesser Antilles