Black Phoebes often perch on or near the ground before sallying forth on flycatching attempts and also perch on rocks in streams or ponds to use a flycatching base.
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
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Length: 5.75 inches
Large, triangular head
Black head, breast, back, wings and tail
White belly and undertail coverts
Lacks wing bars
Often wags tail ...
Black Phoebe
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Black Phoebe
Adult
Similar Species
All phoebes wag their tails.
Say's Phoebe is gray with a reddish belly.
Eastern Phoebe can appear dark, but the top of head usually contrasts with a lighter back, and the throat is not black.
Black Phoebe ( Sayornis nigricans )
Black Phoebe, La Jolla Shores Beach, La Jolla, California
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Black Phoebes need water and mud for nesting; they reside along stream banks and ponds in open country, farmlands, parks, and residential yards. These birds prefer areas with a mix of openings and shrubs or thickets.
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
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9. Black Phoebe. This Black Phoebe landed normally on the roof of the building, then promptly went into this position for a few seconds. Then it got up and flew away perfectly normally. Any explanation for this odd behavior?
Black Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Epidonax flycatchers are small, short tailed birds with eye rings
and wing bars.
Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans
Say's Phoebe, Sayornis saya
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ROCKY-MOUNTAIN FLYCATCHER.
[Black Phoebe.]
MUSCICAPA NIGRICANS, Swains.
[Sayornis nigricans.] ...
 See also: Phoebe, Flycatcher, Perch, Eastern Phoebe, Sparrow
  
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