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[[Image:Black_Phoebe_adult.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''semiater''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|mw_aurora|mw_aurora}} <br />Santee, [[California]], [[USA]], February 2007]]
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==Description==
 
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The Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) is a distinctive tyrant flycatcher native to western North America, from southwestern Oregon and California to west Texas and northern Mexico.
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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The Black Phoebe reaches a length of 5.75 inches, and unlike other phoebes, has very contrasting plumage, black on the head, breast, back, wings, and tail, and white on the underbelly and under the wings. This species also spends more time along streams and ponds than the other phoebe species, and is not migratory but stays in its range year-round. Like other phoebes, it continually wags its tail when perched, and waits on open perches before flying out to catch insects.
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15–18 cm (6-7 in)
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*Black head, breast, back, wings, and tail
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*White underbelly and wing-[[Topography#General Anatomy|covert]] edges (forming 2 faint wing bars)
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==Distribution==
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[[Image:Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans angustirostris .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''angustrirostris''<br /> Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}} <br />Oxapampa, Peru, 20 August 2017]]
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[[North America|North]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]:<br />
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South-western '''North America''': found in (south-western [[Oregon]] and [[California]] to west [[Texas]]).<br />
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'''Central America''': (from [[Panama]] to [[Mexico]])<br />
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Mountainous areas of '''South America''': (Andes of north-western [[Argentina]], western [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], [[Ecuador]], [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]]; coastal mountains of Venezuela);
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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==Distribution==
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There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>:
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Native to western North America, ranging from southwestern Oregon and California to west Texas and northern Mexico.
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*''S. n. amnicola'' - Highlands of [[Costa Rica]] and western [[Panama]] (Chiriquí)
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*''S. n. aquaticus'' - Southern [[Mexico|Mexican]] highlands (southern Chiapas) to [[Guatemala]] and [[Nicaragua]]
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==Voice==
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*''S. n. angustirostris'' - Eastern [[Panama]] to [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], central [[Bolivia]] and northern [[Venezuela]]
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Song is a series of phrases, rendered ''sisee'' and ''sitsew'', and its call is similar to that of the Eastern Phoebe.
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*''S. n. latirostris'' - Andes of southern [[Bolivia]] and north-western [[Argentina]]
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*''S. n. nigricans'' - Highlands of north-eastern [[Mexico]] (Tamaulipas) to northern Chiapas
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*''S. n. semiater'' - Western [[US]] ([[Oregon]]) to [[Baja California]] and western [[Mexico]] (Nayarit)
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==Habitat==
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[[Image:Black Phoebe11.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''semiater''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Floresville River Park, Floresville, Wilson County, [[Texas]], [[USA]], 19 May 2018]]
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Open woodlands near water, such as streams, rivers, lakes and coastal cliffs.
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==Behaviour==
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====Action====
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Like other phoebes, they continually wag their tails when perched.
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====Diet====
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They sally from open perches for flying insects. The diet consists insects such as bees, wasps, grasshoppers, moths, caterpillars and beetles. They also reportedly take small fish.
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====Breeding====
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The female builds the nest from grass and mud under a wall, bridge or cliff.  The 3-6 white eggs are incubated for about 14 days; the young fledge in about another 14 days. Often two broods are raised in a season.
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====Vocalisation====
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[[Image:Black_Phoebe.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile <br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Andy+Bright|Andy Bright}} <br />Los Angeles, [[California]], [[USA]], 7 July 2005]]
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'''Song''': a series of phrases, rendered ''sisee'' and ''sitsew''<br />
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'''Call''': similar to that of the [[Eastern Phoebe]].
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 2019. All About Birds. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. https://www.allaboutbirds.org Accessed on 27 April 2020
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#Farnsworth, A. & Lebbin, D. (2020). Black Phoebe (''Sayornis nigricans''). 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/57380 on 27 April 2020).
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#Wolf, B. O. (2020). Black Phoebe (''Sayornis nigricans''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blkpho.01
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Latest revision as of 21:04, 13 November 2022

Subspecies semiater
Photo © by mw_aurora
Santee, California, USA, February 2007
Sayornis nigricans

Identification

15–18 cm (6-7 in)

  • Black head, breast, back, wings, and tail
  • White underbelly and wing-covert edges (forming 2 faint wing bars)

Distribution

Subspecies angustrirostris
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Oxapampa, Peru, 20 August 2017

North, Central and South America:
South-western North America: found in (south-western Oregon and California to west Texas).
Central America: (from Panama to Mexico)
Mountainous areas of South America: (Andes of north-western Argentina, western Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela; coastal mountains of Venezuela);

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 6 subspecies1:

Habitat

Subspecies semiater
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Floresville River Park, Floresville, Wilson County, Texas, USA, 19 May 2018

Open woodlands near water, such as streams, rivers, lakes and coastal cliffs.

Behaviour

Action

Like other phoebes, they continually wag their tails when perched.

Diet

They sally from open perches for flying insects. The diet consists insects such as bees, wasps, grasshoppers, moths, caterpillars and beetles. They also reportedly take small fish.

Breeding

The female builds the nest from grass and mud under a wall, bridge or cliff. The 3-6 white eggs are incubated for about 14 days; the young fledge in about another 14 days. Often two broods are raised in a season.

Vocalisation

Juvenile
Photo © by Andy Bright
Los Angeles, California, USA, 7 July 2005

Song: a series of phrases, rendered sisee and sitsew
Call: similar to that of the Eastern Phoebe.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 2019. All About Birds. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. https://www.allaboutbirds.org Accessed on 27 April 2020
  3. Farnsworth, A. & Lebbin, D. (2020). Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans). 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/57380 on 27 April 2020).
  4. Wolf, B. O. (2020). Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blkpho.01

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