Greater Pewee

Contopus pertinax

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Code 4

GRPE

Code 6

CONPER

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Brown.
Head Pattern: Plain, Eyering
Crown Color: Olive-gray
Forehead Color: Olive-gray
Nape Color: Olive-gray
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 20 cm (8 in)
Weight: 28 g (1 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Gray
Underparts: Pale gray with yellow wash on belly.
Upperparts: Olive-gray
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Short flights with rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 34 cm (13.5 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Gray
Under Tail: Gray
Leg Color: Black

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