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.
- 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.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird standing on its perch and flying away Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp duidae)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 4 years ago 15 sec 4 -
A bird perched on a branch and looking back Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp duidae)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 4 years ago 23 sec 4 -
A bird on a branch, calling and flycatching Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp duidae)
Peter Nash 14 November 2005 5 years ago 21 sec 3.4
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An adult bird.
Locality Ibagué, Tolima Department, Colombia
Ken Havard 10 July 2011 35 weeks ago 3.6 -
Perched on branch
Locality Pululahua, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
David Weaver 1 year ago 3.4 -
Bird perched on a branch seen from below
Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp duidae)
Mikko Pyhälä 30 December 2008 3 years ago 3.3 -
Perched on a wire
Locality Machu Picchu, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp ardosiacus)
dreyernp 2 November 2006 2 years ago 3 -
A bird sitting on a twig Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 7 October 2009 2 years ago 3 -
A perched adult.
Locality El Ávila National Park, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp cineraceus)
philgunson 2 May 2009 3 years ago 3
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Calls of a pair Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Cosanga, Napo Province, Ecuador
(ssp ardosiacus)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 25 October 2011 27 weeks ago 4.7 -
Single song at dawn Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Cosanga, Napo Province, Ecuador
(ssp ardosiacus)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 22 October 2011 27 weeks ago 4 -
calls Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp zarumae)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 22 October 2009 2 years ago 3
