Update item information. by scientific name: by common name: Other sources. Males are silky black and slender, with an elegant crest and bold white wing patches that appear when the bird takes wing. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency ITIS Teams. See more. Males are silky black and slender, with an elegant crest and bold white wing patches that appear when the bird takes wing. The male is a glossy black, while the female is dark gray. USA: Arizona; Santa Cruz Co., Patagonia Roadside Rest Stop (31.508, -110.803) recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen

Taxonomy ; Scientific Name: Phainopepla nitens: Common name: Phainopepla: Rank and Status ; Global Rank: G5: Native Status: Native: Subnational (State) Rank: S3: Endemic: No: US ESA Status: None: Sand Dunes: No: NNHP Tracking Status: Watch List: Wetland: No: Other Agency Status Status Last Updated Status Comments ; Bureau of Land Management - Nevada : Sensitive : … Other articles where Phainopepla is discussed: silky flycatcher: …known of the group, the phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens), the male is black and the female gray; both parents incubate the dark-spotted pale gray eggs and help care for the young. Ornithol. Point of Contact: itiswebmaster@itis.gov.

As the birds feed occasionally a sticky seed adheres to the bill only to be scraped off onto the branch of a potential new host.
It was passed around a bit (with my permission), and then was also published in two parts with some slight modifications as "Dr. Females are similar but a subdued gray. The Phainopepla’s scientific name reflects the family’s silky connection. The biology of Desert Mistletoe and the Phainopepla in the Sonoran Desert are intricately linked. Phainopepla nitens. Disclaimer: ITIS taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Phainopeplas feed heavily on berries of this parasitic plant; after the berries pass through the bird's digestive tract, the seeds often stick to branches of mesquite or other trees, where they can sprout new mistletoe clumps. The odd name "Pyrrhuloxia," formerly part of this bird's scientific name, combines the Latin term for the Bullfinch with a Greek reference to the bird's bill shape. Order Passeriformes. Ptilogonys species are gray with yellow sides, and the black-and-yellow silky flycatcher (Phainoptila melanoxantha) is similar, but the male has… And my favorite, the Hoopoe, whose scientific name is Upupa epops and belongs to … Search by Scientific Name; Search by Bird Groups; Tips on Identifying Birds; Resources. Modeled area (0 abundance) No prediction.

The only North American member of the Remizidae family of penduline tits, the verdin is a distant cousin of the more familiar, widespread chickadees and tits. Scientific Name Phainopepla nitens Category Perching Birds (Passerines) / Silky-Flycatchers. This article was first "published" in an electronic newsletter "The Cup" in October 1996. Phainopepla July 6, 2010 July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, gray, Shrubland, small, white to buff. The only member of the mostly Central American group known as silky-flycatchers to regularly occur in the U.S., the Phainopepla is related to waxwings, with which it shares a dietary affinity for berries. Miyoko Chu and Glenn Walsberg Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020 Text last updated January 1, 1999 Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens. Weight: Both the male and the female weigh between 0.6 and 1.0 oz (18-28 g).

Phainopepla nitens is a combination of Greek and Latin, with Phainopepla from Greek for ‘shining robe’ and nitens from Latin for ‘shining.’ This redundant combination, ‘Shining shining robe’ insures you won’t forget this silky bird truly shines.
Scientific Name: Phainopepla nitens: Physical Description. The Gray Silky-flycatcher (Ptulogonys cinereus) of Mexico and Guatemala is an accidental in south and west Texas.

Conservation Status Least Concern (LC) Recent Nearby Sightings. Scientific name: Phainopepla nitens.

0. Search for other recordings of Phainopepla nitens: Macaulay Library; xeno-canto; Internet Bird Collection; Search for other data on Phainopepla nitens: BirdLife International Species Factsheet; … Rio Grande Nature Center State Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 17 January 2019 The berries of mistletoe ripen in late spring and are voraciously eaten by these crested birds with conspicuous red eyes. Phainopeplas are known as a type of 'silky-flycatcher'. Habitat: Dry desert areas. Year-round. From scientific Latin Phainopepla, genus name from ancient Greek ϕαινο- + πέπλα robes. They will also use their agile flight to catch insects out of the air. Your browser does not support the video tag. Genus Phainopepla. Forages mostly while hopping on ground; also does some foraging up in shrubs and low trees. A scientific name clearly designates a particular bird species, tells you something about the bird’s relationship to other bird species, and usually provides a decent description of the bird. Learn more. Photo Gallery < > Feeding Behavior. Common names are less useful for the former but apt for the latter. (Am. Phainopeplas constitute one of 4 species of Silky-flycatchers, a family whose other 3 members are resident further south in Middle America.