Black Phoebe

• Scientific Name: Sayornis Nigricans
• Common Name: Black Phoebe
• Diet: insects
• Color: black/white
• Size: 7 inches
• Active Period: Year-round
• Habitat: near water
• Field Identification: black with white belly, slight crest
• Nest: mud cup
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Sayornis
• Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)
• Order: Passeriformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: nigricans