Blackish Pewee (Contopus nigrescens)
About the Blackish Pewee
The blackish pewee (Contopus nigrescens) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and possibly Colombia. The blackish pewee was originally described as Myiochanes nigrescens. It now has two subspecies, the nominate C. n. nigrescens (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1880) and C. n. canescens (Chapman, 1926).
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3 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×3 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Brazil, Ecuador, Peru · xeno-canto lists 56 recordings for this species in total.
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