Ochraceous Pewee

Photo by DOC REED
At Paradiso del Quetzal, Costa Rica

Contopus ochraceus

Identification

Yellow-brownish upper side (darkest on crown, wings, and tail) and upper underside, with the lower part of the underside yellow, reaching up on central breast (notice that the underside color varies strongly with angle and intensity of light). Wings with two buff wing bars, bill has upper mandible dark and lower mandible entirely yellow.

Distribution

Highlands of southern half of Costa Rica, and extreme western Panama.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

Habitat

High elevation (usually above 2100 m asl.) in edge and openings of forest.

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  Showing the typical yellow lower mandible
  Photo by J. Moore
  Paraiso de Quetzales, Costa Rica, March 14, 2012

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  Same individual as the other image in this gallery showing how different the yellow underside can look when hit by light from a different angle
  Photo by J. Moore
  Paraiso de Quetzales, Costa Rica, March 14, 2012

Behaviour

Eats insects which are caught by sallying from a bare branch or similar, usually returning to the same post. Reportedly shakes tail when landing.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126
3. Garrigues and Dean 2007. The birds of Costa Rica - a field guide. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-7373-9

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ochraceous Pewee. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ochraceous_Pewee

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