Phainopepla (Male)

• Scientific Name: Phainopepla Nitens
• Common Name: Phainopepla (Male)
• Diet: insects, misteltoe berries
• Color: black
• Size: 7.75 inches
• Active Period: Year-round
• Habitat: washes
• Field Identification: crest, red eye, long tail, white patches under wings
• Nest: cuplike
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Phainopepla
• Family: Ptilogonatidae (silky flycatchers)
• Order: Passeriformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: nitens