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Contopus  Cabanis, 1855
Taxonomic Serial No.: 178355

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Nuttallornis Ridgway, 1887
  
  Common Name(s): Pewees [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyTyrannidae  – Tyrant Flycatchers, tyrans gobe-mouches  
                               GenusContopus Cabanis, 1855 – Pewees  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Contopus albogularis (Berlioz, 1962) – White-throated Pewee, Moucherolle à bavette blanche, piuí-de-garganta-branca, Pibí gorjiblanco 
                                  Species Contopus bogotensis (Bonaparte, 1850) – Northern Tropical Peewee, Moucherolle de Bonaparte, piuí-tropical-do-norte, Pibí tropical norteño 
                                  Species Contopus caribaeus (d'Orbigny, 1839) – Cuban Pewee, Moucherolle tête-fou, piuí-cubano, Pibí cubano 
                                  Species Contopus cinereus (Spix, 1825) – Pibí tropical, Southern Tropical Pewee, Moucherolle cendré, piuí-tropical-do-sul, Pibí tropical sureño 
                                  Species Contopus cooperi (Nuttall, 1831) – Olive-sided Flycatcher, Moucherolle à côtés olive, piuí-boreal, Pibí boreal 
                                  Species Contopus fumigatus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) – Smoke-colored Pewee, Moucherolle bistré, piuí-fuliginoso, Pibí ahumado 
                                  Species Contopus hispaniolensis (H. Bryant, 1867) – Hispaniolan Pewee, Moucherolle d'Hispaniola, piuí-dominicano, Pibí de La Española 
                                  Species Contopus latirostris (J. Verreaux, 1866) – Lesser Antillean Pewee, Moucherolle gobemouche, piuí-porto-riquenho, Pibí puertorriqueño 
                                  Species Contopus lugubris Lawrence, 1865 – Dark Pewee, Moucherolle ombré, piuí-escuro, Pibí oscuro 
                                  Species Contopus nigrescens (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1880) – Blackish Pewee, Moucherolle noirâtre, piuí-preto, Pibí negruzco 
                                  Species Contopus ochraceus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1869 – Ochraceous Pewee, Moucherolle ocré, piuí-ocre, Pibí ocráceo 
                                  Species Contopus pallidus (Gosse, 1847) – Jamaican Pewee, Moucherolle de Jamaïque, piuí-jamaicano, Pibí jamaicano 
                                  Species Contopus pertinax Cabanis & Heine, 1860 – Greater Pewee, Moucherolle de Coues, piuí-grande, Pibí tengofrío 
                                  Species Contopus punensis Lawrence, 1869 – Tumbes Pewee, Moucherolle de Puna, piuí-de-tumbes, Pibí tropical occidental 
                                  Species Contopus sordidulus P. L. Sclater, 1859 – Western Wood Pewee, Pioui de l'Ouest, piuí-ocidental, Pibí occidental 
                                  Species Contopus virens (Linnaeus, 1766) – Eastern Wood Pewee, Pioui de l'Est, piuí-oriental, Pibí oriental 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Contopus    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Contopus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Contopus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Contopus   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.05.28, website (version 28-May-06)  
  Acquired: 2006   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Contopus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Contopus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Bird genus Contopus Cabanis, 1855 (TSN 178355) is a senior homonym of the beetle genus Contopus Gemminger and Harold, 1868 (TSN 999629, an unjustified emendation of Contipus, available per ICZN Art. 33.2.3)  
 

 

    

 
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