Contopus hispaniolensis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The Hispaniolan pewee (Contopus hispaniolensis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
The Hispaniolan pewee was originally described as Tyrannula carribaea hispaniolensis. The Hispaniolan pewee and what are now the Cuban pewee (C. caribaeus) and Jamaican pewee (C. pallidus) were formerly treated as one species, the Greater Antillean pewee. They were separated following a study published in 1993 that detailed differences in their vocalizations, plumage, and measurements.
The Hispaniolan pewee is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs about 11.5 g (0.41 oz). The sexes have the same plumage and the two subspecies are similar to each other. Adults have a grayish olive head and back with a slightly darker crown. Their wings are dusky, sometimes with two faint wing bars. Their tail is dusky. Their throat is gray, their breast gray with an olive wash across it, and their belly... Wikipedia →
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Haiti · 2023
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hispaniolan Pewee sighting in Jaragua National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 92 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hispaniolan Pewee in Jaragua National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month. June to September have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hispaniolan Pewee sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hispaniolan Pewee sightings, Jaragua National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Los Haitises National Park (Dominican Republic, about 20%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Hispaniolan Pewee that you can see in Jaragua National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Stolid Flycatcher (about 40%) and Gray Kingbird (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hispaniolan Pewee is recorded against all the birds logged in Jaragua National Park (15 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
