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Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

The Black Phoebe is a small, cheerful bird with a black head and back, and a white belly. They love to catch insects in mid-air and can often be seen perched on fences or low branches.

Hábitat: Urban areas, near water

Aspecto

The Black Phoebe is a striking bird, almost entirely sooty black with a clean, crisp white belly and undertail coverts. Its dark head can appear slightly crested. This simple yet elegant plumage makes it easy to distinguish from other smaller, paler flycatchers.

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Black Phoebe
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Black Phoebe

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Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

A phoebe's 'chip' or 'fee-bee' call sounds just like its name!

Amazingly, they often return to use the same nest site each year.

Both Black Phoebe parents help feed their hungry baby birds.

They often build nests under human structures like bridges!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Tail Wagging Communication

Black Phoebe can constantly pump its tail up and down, a unique signal that helps them communicate their presence to others.

Habilidad

Aerial Insect Catcher

Black Phoebe can expertly snatch flying insects from the air, using agile flight to catch its quick-moving prey.

Habilidad

Mud Mason Architect

Black Phoebe has special saliva it mixes with mud to create sturdy, cup-shaped nests, protecting its eggs and young.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
14-17 cm
Envergadura
25-28 cm
Peso
0.015-0.022 kg
Esperanza de vida
2-8 años
Top Speed
40 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
3-6
Incubación
15-17 días

Dieta y alimentación

Black Phoebes are expert bug catchers, mostly eating flying insects they snag in mid-air.

Alimentos principales

  • flies
  • beetles
  • moths
  • bees
  • small spiders

Método de búsqueda

  • Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

A key part of the phoebe's insect diet.

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

A common raptor predator of small birds like phoebes.

eaten by

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

Snakes can raid nests for eggs and chicks.

shelters

Willow

Salix spp.

Nests often built on structures near willow-lined streams.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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Enjoy watching birds from a distance, and never try to touch or catch them.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Black Phoebe?

14-17 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Black Phoebe?

25-28 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Black Phoebe?

0.015-0.022 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Black Phoebe?

2-8 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Black Phoebe?

40 km/h

¿Qué come Black Phoebe?

Black Phoebes are expert bug catchers, mostly eating flying insects they snag in mid-air.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Black Phoebe?

Urban areas, near water

¿Cómo caza Black Phoebe?

Ambush

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