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TROPICAL PEWEE Contopus cinereus
Plumage-wise the Tropical Pewee isn`t much to look at, and lets be honest the photos here don`t exactly do him justice either! Birding beginners often struggle with him, but he`s actually quite distinctive thanks to his two, barely discernible wing-bars, peaked crown, orange lower mandible and habit of periodically flicking his tail up and down.
FIGURE 1 - Adult at dusk, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 2 - Same individual preening (Paul Smith March 2007).
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