The phainopepla or northern phainopepla[2] (Phainopepla nitens) is the most northerly representative of the mainly tropical Central American family Ptiliogonatidae, the silky flycatchers. Its name is from the Greek phain pepla meaning "shining robe" in reference to the male's plumage.
^BirdLife International (2021). "Phainopepla nitens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22708139A137451722. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22708139A137451722.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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The phainopepla or northern phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) is the most northerly representative of the mainly tropical Central American family Ptiliogonatidae...
berries that are eaten by the phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens), a silky flycatcher, which then spreads the seeds. Phainopeplas cannot digest the seed of desert...
that feed on them, the mistle thrush is the best-known in Europe, the phainopepla in southwestern North America, and Dicaeum flowerpeckers in Asia and...
ranges into S Nevada–(locally: the Carrizo Plain, N of Los Angeles) Phainopepla, Phainopepla nitens Also ranges into California's San Joaquin Valley. Lucy's...
pleasant-tasting sap is consumed by bees and hummingbirds. The silky-flycatcher or phainopepla pose a problem, for when they consume mistletoe berries and excrete them...
Retrieved 12 November 2021. Chu, M., and G. Walsberg. 1999. "Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)". In The Birds of North America, No. 415 (A. Poole and...
JSTOR 1366060. Walsberg, Glenn E. (1975). "Digestive Adaptations of Phainopepla nitens Associated with the Eating of Mistletoe Berries" (PDF). The Condor...
They are related to waxwings and most species have small crests. Phainopepla, Phainopepla nitens (A) Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae Nuthatches are...
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