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| − | *''S. s. saya'': | + | *''S. s. saya'': Darker, smaller bill. |
:*[[North America]] ([[Alaska]] to southern [[Mexico]]) | :*[[North America]] ([[Alaska]] to southern [[Mexico]]) | ||
| − | *''S. s. quiescens'': | + | *''S. s. quiescens'': Paler, larger bill. |
:*Northern half of [[Baja California]] and Isla de Cedros | :*Northern half of [[Baja California]] and Isla de Cedros | ||
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Open country: prairie, desert, fields, arid scrub. | Open country: prairie, desert, fields, arid scrub. | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 6 December 2018
- Sayornis saya
Identification
length 17–19·5 cm (6¾-7¾ in), weight 21 g
A medium-small grayish bird with distinctive rich rufous underparts and pale gray wing bars; dark eyestripe. Black tail.
Sexes similar; juvenile differs in orangey-buff wingbars.
Similar Species
Female Vermilion Flycatcher is superficially similar, but differs in smaller size, shorter tail, streaked breast, and weak whitish supercilium.
Distribution
Western U.S. except for coastal areas in summer; moves south to along coasts and along U.S.-Mexican border for winter, range extends southward into Mexico.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- S. s. saya: Darker, smaller bill.
- North America (Alaska to southern Mexico)
- S. s. quiescens: Paler, larger bill.
- Northern half of Baja California and Isla de Cedros
Habitat
Open country: prairie, desert, fields, arid scrub.
Behaviour
They 'wag' their tail.
Diet
Their main diet consists of arthropods, with some bees, flies, wasps and fruit also consumed.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Farnsworth, A. & Lebbin, D. (2018). Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/57382 on 6 December 2018).
- Schukman, J. M. and B. O. Wolf (1998). Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.374
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Say's Phoebe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Say%27s_Phoebe
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