Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Overview
The Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) is a passerine (order Passeriformes) species of bird (class Aves) in the tyrant Flycatcher family (Tyrannidae).
Description
A drab, medium-sized flycatcher. Plump witha a large head. Gray-brown above with darker head and paler below.
Range
It is migratory, wintering in the southernmost United States and Central America and breeding in eastern North America.
Gallery
Adult
Texas, USA
, 23 Nov 2020
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult
Texas, USA
, 23 Nov 2020
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult
Texas, USA
, 23 Nov 2020
© Graeme C. Colmer
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Eastern Phoebe
Adult
Texas, USA
, 23 Nov 2020
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult
Texas, USA
, 23 Nov 2020
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult
Texas, USA
, 23 Nov 2020
© Graeme C. Colmer
Observed
United States
Canada
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Tyrannidae
- Genus: Sayornis
- Species: Sayornis phoebe
- Genus: Sayornis
- Family: Tyrannidae
- Order: Passeriformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Sayornis
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
External Links
Eastern Phoebe
– Wikipedia
Eastern Phoebe
– Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Eastern Phoebe
– Audubon.org
