Phoebe_(bird) Phoebe_(bird)

Phoebe (bird) - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Ashtoreth, Astarte, Cynthia, Diana, Hecate, Hekate, Luna, Pentateuch, Selene, V, Fin, Five, Fiver, Mullet, Pentagon, Pentagram, Pentahedron, Pentameter
Phoebes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrranidae
Genus:Sayornis
Species

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The genus Sayornis is a small group of medium-sized insect-eating birds in the Tyrant flycatcher family Tyrranidae native to North and South America.

They prefer semi-open or open areas. These birds wait on a perch and then catch insects in flight, also sometimes picking them up from the ground. Their nest is an open cup sometimes placed on man-made structures.

They often slowly lower and raise their tails while perched.

The full list of species is:

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