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Contopus (pewee)

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Tyrannidae

Taxonomy
Contopus was named by Cabanis (1855). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tyrannidae by Wetmore (1962), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Blacicus Cabanis
1855Contopus Cabanis
1962Contopus Wetmore p. 12
2017Contopus Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyTyrannidaeVigors 1825
genusContopusCabanis 1855

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Contopus Cabanis 1855 [pewee]
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Contopus caribaeus d'Orbigny 1839 [Cuban pewee]
Contopus latirostris Verreaux 1866 [Lesser Antillean pewee]
Contopus sordidulus Sclater 1859 [western wood-pewee]
Contopus virens Linnaeus 1766 [eastern wood-pewee]
Invalid names: Blacicus Cabanis 1855 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:41:18
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:41:18
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Contopus virens (82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Contopus sordidulus (215552)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Contopus caribaeus (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Puerto Rico Blacicus blancoi (231345)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic Contopus sp. (194485)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Contopus sp. (194484)