Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 16,315
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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 phain pepla meaning "shining robe" in reference to the male's plumage.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Phainopepla”.