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Cuban Pewee

Contopus caribaeusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Breeding Location:

Forest edge, Bushes, shrubs, and thickets, Forest



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:



Egg Color:

White with dark brown or black spots



Number of Eggs:

2 - 4



Incubation Days:



Egg Incubator:



Nest Material:

Roots,hair,dired grass.lichens., Lined with small feathers and plant materials.



Migration:

Nonmigratory



Splitbar

Overview

Cuban Pewee: Small flycatcher, gray upperparts, dark gray head with bushy crest and white crescent behind eye, and pale yellow underparts. Wings are dark with two faint bars. Upper mandible is black while lower mandible is yellow. Legs and feet are black. Feeds mostly on small insects.

Range and Habitat

Cuban Pewee: Resident of northern Bahamas and Cuba; inhabits pine forests, woods, forest edges, tree plantations, brushy scrub, swamp edges, and mangroves.

Breeding and Nesting

Cuban Pewee: Two to four white eggs with dark brown or black spots are laid in a small, finely made cup of roots, hair, dried grass, lichens, and other soft materials, and lined with small feathers and plant materials.

Foraging and Feeding

Cuban Pewee: Feeds mostly on small insects, but also eats fruits.

Readily Eats

Meal Worms

Vocalization

Cuban Pewee: Makes a long, thin whistle. In Cuba, the song is a high-pitched, weak, squeaky whistle consisting of two phrases, usually given sequentially, "eeah, oweeeah." In the Bahamas, the song is similar, but has a third "dee-dee" phrase.

Similar Species

Cuban Pewee: La Sagra's Flycatcher is larger, lacks white eye crescent, and has red-brown edged tail feathers.

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Family
Species Contopus caribaeus
Length5.75 - 6.5 Inches
Wingspan Inches

Cuban Pewee

Cuban Pewee: Small flycatcher, gray upperparts, dark gray head with bushy crest and white crescent behind eye, and pale yellow underparts. Wings are dark with two faint bars. Upper mandible is black while lower mandible is yellow. Legs and feet are black. Feeds mostly on small insects.

● Song: "eeah, oweeeah, dee-dee"

● Foraging & Feeding: Cuban Pewee: Feeds mostly on small insects, but also eats fruits.

● Breeding & nesting: Cuban Pewee: Two to four white eggs with dark brown or black spots are laid in a small, finely made cup of roots, hair, dried grass, lichens, and other soft materials, and lined with small feathers and plant materials.

● Similar species: Cuban Pewee: La Sagra's Flycatcher is larger, lacks white eye crescent, and has red-brown edged tail feathers.

Flight Pattern

Sallies from perch to hawk insects and returns to the same or nearby perch., Weak fluttering flight with shallow rapid wing beats.
Cuban Pewee Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Cuban Pewee: Resident of northern Bahamas and Cuba; inhabits pine forests, woods, forest edges, tree plantations, brushy scrub, swamp edges, and mangroves.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
Population
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight0.4 - 0.5 Ounces