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The black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) is a passerine bird in the tyrant-flycatcher family. It breeds from southwest Oregon and California south through Central and South America. It occurs year-round throughout most of its range and migrates less than the other birds in its genus, though its northern populations are partially migratory.
The genus Sayornis that was introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854 with black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) as the type species. [2] [3] The genus name is constructed from the specific part of Bonaparte's name for Say's phoebe, Muscicapa saya, and Ancient Greek ornis meaning "bird". [4]
Black-billed flycatcher: Aphanotriccus audax (Nelson, 1912) 252 Fuscous flycatcher: Cnemotriccus fuscatus (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1831) 253 Belted flycatcher: Xenotriccus callizonus Dwight & Griscom, 1927: 254 Pileated flycatcher: Xenotriccus mexicanus (Zimmer, JT, 1938) 255 Eastern phoebe: Sayornis phoebe (Latham, 1790) 256 Black phoebe: Sayornis ...
Yellow-bellied flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris (O) Willow flycatcher, Empidonax traillii (Unc) Least flycatcher, Empidonax minimus; Hammond's flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii (Unc) Gray flycatcher, Empidonax wrightii; Dusky flycatcher, Empidonax oberholseri; Western flycatcher, Empidonax difficilis; Black phoebe, Sayornis nigricans
Black phoebe, Sayornis nigricans; Eastern phoebe, Sayornis phoebe; ... The silky-flycatchers are a small family of passerine birds which occur mainly in Central ...
Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water.
The eastern phoebe's call is a sharp chip, and the song, from which it gets its name, is fee-bee. The eastern wood pewee ( Contopus virens ) is extremely similar in appearance. It lacks the buff hue usually present on the lighter parts of the eastern phoebe's plumage, and thus has always clearly defined and contrasting wing-bars.
The mountain bluebird is the state bird of Idaho. This list of birds of Idaho includes species documented in the U.S. state of Idaho and accepted by the Idaho Bird Records Committee (IBRC). As of January 2022, there were 433 species on the official list. One additional species is considered hypothetical. Of the 433, 180 are review species in part or all of the state.(see note) [notes 1] Eight ...