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Phainopepla nitens
Sign in to saveThe phainopepla or northern phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) is the most northerly representative of the mainly tropical Central American family Ptiliogonatidae, the silky flycatchers. Its name is from the Greek meaning "shining robe" in reference to the male's plumage.
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Vinony's link graph records 470 inbound references to Phainopepla nitens, and connects out to Silky-flycatcher, bird and Alaudidae.
It sits within the topics Birds described in 1838, Birds of Mexico and Endemic birds of Southwestern North America.
Vinony links it to 23 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPtilogonatidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,537
- With media
- 109
- Family
- Ptilogonatidae
- Collections
- MZFC-FC-UNAM, IIZD-UASLP, CAS, SUI, DMNS, MLZ
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Bird sounds
- call, imitation· United States· quality A
- call, song, phrases· United States· quality A
- call, song· United States· quality A
- call, song, phrases· United States· quality A
via Xeno-canto
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Phainopepla
- Mass
- 20
- Image
- Phainopepla nitens F.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Phainopepla nitens
- Commons category
- Phainopepla nitens
- Commons gallery
- Phainopepla nitens
- taxon common name
- papa-moscas-sedoso-preto
- litter size
- 2.8
- egg incubation period
- 14
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- taxon range
- Sonora
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Description
- Range and habitat
- Diet
- Symbiosis with desert mistletoe
- Reproduction
- Song
- References
- Further reading
- Books
- External links
The phainopepla or northern phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) is the most northerly representative of the mainly tropical Central American family Ptiliogonatidae, the silky flycatchers. Its name is from the Greek meaning "shining robe" in reference to the male's plumage.
==Description== The phainopepla is a striking bird, long with a noticeable crest and a long tail; it is slender, and has an upright posture when it perches. Its bill is short and slender. The male is glossy black, and has a white wing patch that is visible when it flies; the female is plain gray and has a lighter gray wing patch. Both sexes have red eyes, but these are more noticeable in the female than the male.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Phainopepla nitens” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.