Contopus Cabanis 1855 (pewee)

Aves - Passeriformes - Tyrannidae

Parent taxon: Tyrannidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Wetmore 1962

Sister taxa: Arundinicola, Elaenia, Empidonax, Myiarchus, Myiobius, Myiodynastes, Myiozetetes, Pitangus, Pyrocephalus, Sayornis, Tyrannus

Subtaxa: Contopus caribaeus Contopus sordidulus Contopus virens

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Ecology: volant insectivore-frugivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Bahamas (1 collection), the Dominican Republic (2), United States (2: California, Virginia)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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