Lesser Antillean Pewee (Contopus latirostris)

Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	11 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	134,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.5 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'uncommon' (Stotz et al. 1996).

Trend justification: This population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction (del Hoyo et al. 2004).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Antigua and Barbuda	extant	native	yes
Barbados	extant	native	yes
Dominica	extant	native	yes
Guadeloupe (to France)	extant	native	yes
Martinique (to France)	extant	native	yes
Montserrat (to UK)	extant	native	yes
Puerto Rico (to USA)	extant	native	yes
St Kitts and Nevis	extant	native	yes
St Lucia	extant	native	yes
St Vincent and the Grenadines	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Dominica	Morne Diablotin National Park
Dominica	Morne Trois Pitons National Park
Guadeloupe (to France)	Forestry massif of Basse-Terre island
Guadeloupe (to France)	Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin's eastern coastline
Martinique (to France)	Forêts du Nord et de la Montagne Pelée
Martinique (to France)	Grand Macabou
Martinique (to France)	Mangrove de Fort de France
Martinique (to France)	Massif forestier entre Le Diamant et les Trois-Îlets
Martinique (to France)	Pitons du Carbet
Martinique (to France)	Presqu'île de la Caravelle
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Acantilados del Noroeste
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Carite
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Ceiba and Naguabo
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Cordillera Central
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Este Central
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Guaniquilla and Boquerón
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Karso del Norte
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Karso del Sur
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Maricao and Susúa
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Salinas de Punta Cucharas
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Sierra Bermeja and Laguna Cartagena
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Suroeste
St Lucia	Castries and Dennery Waterworks Reserve and Marquis
St Lucia	Iyanola and Grande Anses, Esperance and Fond D'ors
St Lucia	Mandelé Protected Landscape
St Lucia	Pitons (Qualibou and Canaries)

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 900 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/lesser-antillean-pewee-contopus-latirostris on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.