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+ | [[Image:Phainopeplamale4niles.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male <br />Photo by {{user|4Niles|4Niles}}<br />Tucson, [[Arizona]], [[USA ]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Phainopepla|Phainopepla ]] nitens | ;[[:Category:Phainopepla|Phainopepla ]] nitens | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | Length 18-21 cm, weight 22 g<br /> | + | Length 18-21 cm (7-8¼ in), weight 22 g<br /> |
Short, thin bill, red eyes, dark crest; '''males''' have glossy black plumage, '''females''' gray, except for white wing patches only visible in flight; long tail. '''Juveniles''' are similar to females. | Short, thin bill, red eyes, dark crest; '''males''' have glossy black plumage, '''females''' gray, except for white wing patches only visible in flight; long tail. '''Juveniles''' are similar to females. | ||
+ | [[Image:Phainopepla-female.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|sabeebe|sabeebe}}<br />Tucson, [[Arizona ]] [[USA]]]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
*[[USA]]: [[California]], southern [[Utah]], [[Arizona]], [[New Mexico]], southwest [[Texas]] | *[[USA]]: [[California]], southern [[Utah]], [[Arizona]], [[New Mexico]], southwest [[Texas]] | ||
*[[Mexico]]: throughout northwestern and central Mexico south to [[Puebla]] | *[[Mexico]]: throughout northwestern and central Mexico south to [[Puebla]] | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | Two subspecies recognized: | + | ====Subspecies==== |
+ | Two subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
* ''P. n. nitens'' east of the Chihuahuan Desert, from southern [[Texas]] south to the Mexian plateau | * ''P. n. nitens'' east of the Chihuahuan Desert, from southern [[Texas]] south to the Mexian plateau | ||
* ''P. n. lepida'' west of the Chihuahuan Desert, in the arid southwest of the [[USA]] south to Baja California and northwest [[Mexico]] (Sonora and Chihuahua) | * ''P. n. lepida'' west of the Chihuahuan Desert, in the arid southwest of the [[USA]] south to Baja California and northwest [[Mexico]] (Sonora and Chihuahua) | ||
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Desert oases and deserts, woodlands. | Desert oases and deserts, woodlands. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | [[Image:616 06762fg Immature Phainopepla.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|bobsofpa|bobsofpa+NAME|NAME}}<br />Limpia Canyon Primitive Area, Davis Mountains State Park, Texas, USA, April 2016]] | |
− | + | ====Diet==== | |
− | + | The get the water they need from food. Their main diet consists of small berries and flying insects. | |
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | The eggs are gray or pink with speckles on them. Both adults share incubation duties, which takes 15 days. The young fledging after a further 19 days.. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2016) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Phainopepla+nitens}} | {{GSearch|Phainopepla+nitens}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Phainopepla]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Phainopepla]] |
Revision as of 00:13, 15 July 2016
- Phainopepla nitens
Identification
Length 18-21 cm (7-8¼ in), weight 22 g
Short, thin bill, red eyes, dark crest; males have glossy black plumage, females gray, except for white wing patches only visible in flight; long tail. Juveniles are similar to females.
Distribution
- USA: California, southern Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, southwest Texas
- Mexico: throughout northwestern and central Mexico south to Puebla
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies recognized[1]:
- P. n. nitens east of the Chihuahuan Desert, from southern Texas south to the Mexian plateau
- P. n. lepida west of the Chihuahuan Desert, in the arid southwest of the USA south to Baja California and northwest Mexico (Sonora and Chihuahua)
Habitat
Desert oases and deserts, woodlands.
Behaviour
Diet
The get the water they need from food. Their main diet consists of small berries and flying insects.
Breeding
The eggs are gray or pink with speckles on them. Both adults share incubation duties, which takes 15 days. The young fledging after a further 19 days..
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Phainopepla. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Phainopepla