Hispaniolan pewee

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Hispaniolan pewee
Hispaniolan Pewee (Contopus hispaniolensis) (8082765935).jpg
In Sierra de Bahoruco National Park
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Contopus
Species:
C. hispaniolensis
Binomial name
Contopus hispaniolensis
(Bryant, 1867)
Contopus hispaniolensis map.svg

The Hispaniolan pewee (Contopus hispaniolensis) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae (flycatcher) family. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti) in the Caribbean.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Contopus hispaniolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22724420A94866127. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22724420A94866127.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.