Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Smoke-coloured Pewee (Contopus fumigatus) - HBW 9, p. 368

French: Moucherolle bistré German: Schieferschnäppertyrann Spanish: Pibí Ahumado

Taxonomy: T[yrannus] fumigatus d’Orbigny and Lafresnaye, 1837, Yungas of Bolivia.
Formerly considered conspecific with C. pertinax and C. lugubris. Race ardosiacus thought by some authors to be possibly a separate species; further study required. Validity of some other races questionable. Six subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • ardosiacus (Lafresnaye, 1844) - Colombia (except SW), extreme W & SW Venezuela, E Ecuador and E Peru.
  • cineraceus (Lafresnaye, 1848) - N Venezuela.
  • duidae (Chapman, 1929) - S Venezuela and Guyana.

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  • ardosiacus (Lafresnaye, 1844) - Colombia (except SW), extreme W & SW Venezuela, E Ecuador and E Peru.
  • cineraceus (Lafresnaye, 1848) - N Venezuela.
  • duidae (Chapman, 1929) - S Venezuela and Guyana.
  • zarumae (Chapman, 1924) - SW Colombia and W Ecuador to NW Peru.
  • fumigatus (d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) - SE Peru and N Bolivia.
  • brachyrhynchus Cabanis, 1883 - SE Bolivia S to NW Argentina.