Greater Pewee

Contopus pertinax

Also known as:Coues' Flycatcher, Jose Maria Bird

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Identification

Field notes

20 cm (8") Fairly common. Southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico. Accidental southeastern California, western Texas. Canyons, mountain pine-oak.

Large dusky gray flycatcher. Upper bill is black, lower bill is orange. Uniformly gray breast. Similar Olive-sided Flycatcher has a shorter tail and a white line down center of breast.

Was called Coues' Flycatcher. Nicknamed "Jose Maria" bird after its voice.

Song: "ho-say-mari-a", call is repeated "pip".

Bird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant 1 rule

These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.

Greater Pewee

1 rule

Rule 1 14 criteria confidence 4

What colour was the BACK ?: Olive (yellowish-green) · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BELLY ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Yellow · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?: Uniform color · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Unknown
What colour was the BILL ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Yellow · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Conical and slender · Flattened · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: Short · Medium · Long · Unknown
What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ?: Crest of feathers on top of the head · NONE of the above or a PLAIN unmarked FACE · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Olive (yellowish-green) · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ?: Olive (yellowish-green) · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?: Sparrow-sized · Robin-sized
What TYPE of bird was seen ?: Warbler-like · Songbird (ground or perching bird)
WHERE was the bird seen ?: Southwestern United States

result:887-greater-pewee:1:1 Source: 887 Greater Pewee, row 1