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Blackish Pewee

Contopus nigrescens
Family
Tyrant Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
blapew1, BLPE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
SpeciesContopus nigrescens
Codesblapew1, BLPE
Identification

The Blackish Pewee (Contopus nigrescens) is a member of the Tyrant Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code blapew1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Blackish Pewee photo
(c) Nick Athanas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Contopus nigrescens

Family: Tyrant Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: blapew1