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title: "Smoke-colored Pewee"
description: "Contopus fumigatus — Uccelli. The smoke-colored pewee (Contopus fumigatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/smoke-colored-pewee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Smoke-colored Pewee

> Contopus fumigatus — Uccelli. The smoke-colored pewee (Contopus fumigatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.

- Scientific name: *Contopus fumigatus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1061
- Wikidata: [Q339429](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q339429)
- iNaturalist taxon: [16090](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/16090)

## Names

- en: Smoke-colored Pewee
- de: Schiefertyrann
- es: Burlisto copetón
- fr: Moucherolle bistré
- nl: Leigrijze piewie
- pt: Piui-de-topete
- pl: Piwik szary

## Countries with the most observations

EC (385), CO (149), PE (56), AR (35), BO (28), VE (21)

## Summary

The smoke-colored pewee (Contopus fumigatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. The species is characterized by a uniform dusky-grey plumage.
Smoke-colored pewees are found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Their natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forests.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke-colored_pewee

## Photo

![Smoke-colored Pewee](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/smoke-colored-pewee/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nico · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291648978

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/smoke-colored-pewee?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).