Silky-flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae)
Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) - HBW 10, p. 302
French: Phénopèple luisant
German: Trauerseidenschnäpper
Spanish: Capulinero Negro
Taxonomy: Ptilogonys nitens Swainson, 1838, Mexico.
Earlier suggestion of relationship with the turdine genus Myadestes contradicted by DNA-DNA hybridization data. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lepida Van Tyne, 1925 - SW USA and NW Mexico.
- nitens (Swainson, 1838) - S USA (S Texas) S to S Mexican plateau.
- Least Concern
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Three scenes of an adult female foraging for wild berries and giving a one note call as she moves around searching for berries. Ventura County, California, USA (ssp lepida)
Don DesJardin 25 February 2010 26 weeks ago 1 min 1 sec 4.7 -
An adult male looking around and flying away Ventura County, California, USA (ssp lepida)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2008 2 years ago 23 sec 4.6 -
A lateral view of an adult male sitting on a strand of barbed wire looking around and then flying away. Ventura County, California, USA (ssp lepida)
Don DesJardin 10 May 2010 15 weeks ago 26 sec 4.5 -
A close view of a female perched and looking around. Also shown well is the red eye, which is diagnostic for both the male and f Ventura County, California, USA (ssp lepida)
Don DesJardin 25 February 2010 26 weeks ago 36 sec 4.5 -
An adult male perched and looking around Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (ssp lepida)
Don DesJardin 31 March 2008 2 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
An adult female perched, looking around and flying away Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (ssp lepida)
Don DesJardin 31 March 2008 2 years ago 27 sec 4.5
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Phainopepla male, Sabino Canyon, Tucson, Arizona, USA Arizona, USA
Ron Flemal 11 February 2009 1 year ago 3.5 -
Adult male California, USA (ssp lepida)
Conan Guard 1 March 2008 1 year ago 3
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Calls from male. Salt River, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
(ssp lepida)
Scott Olmstead 8 April 2009 17 weeks ago 4
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