Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) - HBW 9, p. 373
French: Moucherolle noir
German: Schwarzkopf-Phoebetyrann
Spanish: Mosquero Negro
Other common names: White-winged Phoebe (angustirostris and latirostis)
Taxonomy: Tyrannula nigricans Swainson, 1827, Mexico.
Races latirostis and angustirostris (sometimes synonymized with former) considered a separate species by some authors. Variation clinal: extent of white in wings and on belly generally decreasing N to S; white in wings abruptly increasing S of Isthmus of Panama, thence extent of white, and size, increasing towards S. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- semiatra (Vigors, 1839) - W USA (S from coastal Oregon, SE to W & C Texas) and W Mexico (Baja California, and S in interior to Isthmus of Tehuantepec).
- nigricans (Swainson, 1827) - NE, C & S Mexico.
- aquatica P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1859 - Mexico (S of Isthmus of Tehuantepec) S to C Honduras and NW Nicaragua.
- semiatra (Vigors, 1839) - W USA (S from coastal Oregon, SE to W & C Texas) and W Mexico (Baja California, and S in interior to Isthmus of Tehuantepec).
- nigricans (Swainson, 1827) - NE, C & S Mexico.
- aquatica P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1859 - Mexico (S of Isthmus of Tehuantepec) S to C Honduras and NW Nicaragua.
- amnicola Bangs, 1902 - Costa Rica and W Panama.
- angustirostris Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1896 - C & E Panama and N Venezuela S through Andes to C Bolivia.
- latirostris (Cabanis & Heine, 1859) - mountains and foothills of C & S Bolivia and NW Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A frontal view of an adult doing a wing stretch, and also spreading its tail feathers Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp semiatra)
Don DesJardin 29 February 2008 5 years ago 22 sec 4.7 -
A bird perched on a wall and flying away Locality Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp angustirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 1 February 2005 8 years ago 33 sec 4.7 -
A bird on a wire, calling and flycatching Locality Chiriquí Highlands, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp amnicola)
Peter Nash 13 March 2002 6 years ago 14 sec 4.6 -
An adult feeding a chick in the nest and removing a faecal sac Locality California, USA (United States) (ssp semiatra)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2004 6 years ago 14 sec 4.5 -
Adult feeding nestling what looks like an Odonata sp. Locality Riverside County, California, USA (United States)
Conan Guard 28 June 2009 3 years ago 15 sec 4.4 -
An adult bird perched on a branch, looking around and flying away Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp semiatra)
Don DesJardin 31 January 2003 5 years ago 15 sec 4.3
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Black Phoebe - Sacramento, California
Locality Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA (United States)
Ethan Winning 13 March 2013 18 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 4.4 -
Black Phoebe on Jimson Weed
Locality Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA (United States)
Ethan Winning 5 May 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
Black Phoebe taking off from feeder in backyard
Locality Anaheim Hills, Anaheim, Orange County, California, USA (United States)
Pat Durkin 26 April 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
I think this is a Black Phoebe, but it was very small (not 17 cm), so I'm not sure.
Locality Chía, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
Juan Sebastián Páramo 3 February 2013 15 weeks ago 4.3 -
A Black Phoebe posing on a branch
Locality University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) (ssp semiatra)
Justin Watts 31 December 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
Landing gear down
Locality Anaheim Hills, Anaheim, Orange County, California, USA (United States) (ssp semiatra)
Pat Durkin 12 April 2012 1 year ago 4.3
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Song/calls of a male Locality Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, USA (United States)
(ssp semiatra)
Stuart Fisher 16 April 2011 2 years ago 3.5
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