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Black phoebe

Sayornis nigricans · Tyrannidae

Black phoebe
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0

The black phoebe is a passerine bird in the tyrant-flycatcher family. It breeds from southwest Oregon and California south through Central and South America. It occurs year-round throughout most of its range and migrates less than the other birds in its genus though its northern populations are partially migratory.

Where the Black phoebe lives

Recorded in United States of America, Colombia and Mexico (North America and South America).

Most records fall in California, Arizona, Oregon, New Mexico, Texas and Nuevo León.

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Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 3,775,572 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.