Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Tropical Pewee (Contopus cinereus) - HBW 9, p. 369

French: Moucherolle cendré German: Südlicher Waldschnäppertyrann Spanish: Pibí Tropical

Taxonomy: Platyrhynchus cinereus Spix, 1825, “in sylvis flum. Amazonum”; error = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Thought by some possibly to form a superspecies with C. sordidulus and C. virens. Formerly included race canescens of C. nigrescens. Races possibly represent more than one species; nominate differs from others in plumage, and punensis differs vocally. Eight subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

brachytarsus (P. L. Sclater, 1859) - S Mexico (from N Oaxaca, S Veracruz and Yucatán, including Cozumel I) S to Panama (W of Darién Gap).
rhizophorus (Dwight & Griscom, 1924) - Guanacaste, in NW Costa Rica.
aithalodes Wetmore, 1957 - Coiba I, off S Panama.

See all 8 subspecies

brachytarsus (P. L. Sclater, 1859) - S Mexico (from N Oaxaca, S Veracruz and Yucatán, including Cozumel I) S to Panama (W of Darién Gap).
rhizophorus (Dwight & Griscom, 1924) - Guanacaste, in NW Costa Rica.
aithalodes Wetmore, 1957 - Coiba I, off S Panama.
bogotensis (Bonaparte, 1850) - N & E Colombia, N Venezuela, Trinidad and NW Brazil.
surinamensis F. P. Penard & A. P. Penard, 1910 - SE Venezuela, the Guianas and NE Brazil.
punensis Lawrence, 1869 - W Ecuador and W & C Peru.
pallescens (Hellmayr, 1927) - SC & E Brazil S to NE Paraguay, Bolivia and NW Argentina.
cinereus (Spix, 1825) - SE Paraguay, SE Brazil and NE Argentina.