Error message
Unable to fetch location details at this time.
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
33.7489, -118.368
Field Notes
Description:
"The Black Phoebe is a dapper flycatcher of the western U.S. with a sooty black body and crisp white belly. They sit in the open on low perches to scan for insects, often keeping up a running series of shrill chirps. Black Phoebes use mud to build cup-shaped nests against walls, overhangs, culverts, and bridges. Look for them near any water source from small streams, to suburbs, all the way to the salt-sprayed rocks and cliffs of the Pacific Ocean."
-All About Birds
Habitat:
"In the U.S., you’ll almost always find these flycatchers near water. They live along streams, rivers, lakes, and the Pacific Ocean—even around cattle tanks. As long as there is water present and some kind of ledge or overhang on which to anchor a mud nest, Black Phoebes could be around." -All About Birds
Notes:
Found in Palos Verdes, California
Comments (0)
Be the first to comment
Sign in to comment