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Hispaniolan Pewee
Contopus hispaniolensis (H. Bryant, 1867)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Hispaniolan pewee (Contopus hispaniolensis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Wikipedia contributors, Hispaniolan pewee; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:28:25.766795+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Contopus hispaniolensis (H. Bryant, 1867)
- Name authority
- (H. Bryant, 1867)
- Common name
- Hispaniolan Pewee
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Contopus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTyrannidae
- genusContopus Cabanis, 1855
- speciesContopus hispaniolensis (H. Bryant, 1867)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Contopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Western Wood PeweeContopus sordidulus P. L. Sclater, 1859 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tumbes PeweeContopus punensis Lawrence, 1869 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southern Tropical PeweeContopus cinereus (Spix, 1825) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi (Nuttall, 1831) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Antillean PeweeContopus latirostris (J. Verreaux, 1866) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blackish PeweeContopus nigrescens (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1880) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jamaican PeweeContopus pallidus (Gosse, 1847) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eastern Wood PeweeContopus virens (Linnaeus, 1766) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tyrannula carribaea hispaniolensis H. Bryant, 1867 H. Bryant, 1867 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554222 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:XVS3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.