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Smoke-colored Pewee
Contopus fumigatus
Smoke-colored Pewee (Contopus fumigatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Smoke-colored Pewee (Contopus fumigatus) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 19.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Genus Contopus
- Species fumigatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 19.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Smoke-colored Pewee is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Smoke-colored Pewee is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Smoke-colored Pewee (Contopus fumigatus) is a member of the Tyrannidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA Venezuela to nw Argentina.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 19.9 g, with a wing length of about 9.3 cm and a tail of around 8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Smoke-colored Pewee?
The Smoke-colored Pewee is a small bird that weighs around 19.9 g.
Where does the Smoke-colored Pewee live?
The Smoke-colored Pewee is found across South America with a range covering SA Venezuela to nw Argentina, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Smoke-colored Pewee belong to?
The Smoke-colored Pewee (Contopus fumigatus) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Smoke-colored Pewee eat?
The Smoke-colored Pewee is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Smoke-colored Pewee migrate?
The Smoke-colored Pewee is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Smoke-colored Pewee endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Smoke-colored Pewee make?
1 real field recording of the Smoke-colored Pewee — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Smoke-colored Pewee's range?
The Smoke-colored Pewee has a mapped global range of about 1 million km².
Conservation
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