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Lesser Antillean Pewee
Contopus latirostris (J. Verreaux, 1866)
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.
Puerto Rican Pewee in southwest Puerto Rico
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Lesser Antillean pewee (Contopus latirostris) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Saint Lucia. There are also scattered records on Saint Kitts.
Wikipedia contributors, Lesser Antillean pewee; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:54:04.223645+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Contopus latirostris (J. Verreaux, 1866)
- Name authority
- (J. Verreaux, 1866)
- Common name
- Lesser Antillean 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 latirostris (J. Verreaux, 1866)
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 |
| Hispaniolan PeweeContopus hispaniolensis (H. Bryant, 1867) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Myiobius latirostris J. Verreaux, 1866 J. Verreaux, 1866 | 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=178367 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.
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:XVS4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.