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Tropical Pewee
La Fortuna, V. Arenal, Costa Rica (2014).
The Tropical Pewee is 14 cm long. The upperparts are dark brown or grey with a blackish crown and two whitish wing bars. The throat and centre of the breast are whitish, the abdomen is pale yellow, and the sides of the flanks and breast are grey-brown. The beak is short, black on top and orange below. Sexes are similar.
Habitat:
Grasslands near Arenal Volcano.
The tropical pewee is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina. The taxon ''punensis'', found in south-western Ecuador and western Peru, is usually included as a subspecies of the tropical pewee, but it has been suggested it should be considered a separate species, the Tumbes pewee .
This pewee is found at the edges of forests and cultivated areas with tall trees. The nest is a small open saucer.. more
