ML20122451
pewee sp. (Contopus sp.) Contopus sp.
Contributor
John van Dort Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Universidad de Costa Rica--Instalaciones Deportivas
San José, Costa Rica
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Unusually dark and long-billed pewee, but not Dark Pewee, as that species tends to be more slaty-gray than dark brown, and tends to have a bigger crest (more Greater Pewee-like, which this bird wasn't). Overall plumage quite worn, possibly from a long journey. This could be an unusually dark and drab Western or even Eastern Wood-Pewee, as good numbers of them seemed to be around, but the bird didn't strike me as a good match for either. Not sure if a South American migratory Contopus should be considered (or if such a thing exists). Bird sallied from exposed perch to flycatch and came back to the perch, as Contopus typically do. The bird never vocalized. The crest seems to show a paler central area.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
- ISO
- 250
- Focal length
- 215 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.5
- Shutter speed
- 1/160 sec
- Dimensions
- 2295 pixels x 1721 pixels
- Original file size
- 875.25 KB