Sayornis saya

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Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Vegetation: northern temperate grasslands, arid montane scrubs, arid lowland scrubs, pastures and agricultural lands, arid lowland scrubs • Maximum Elevation: 2,500 meters • Foraging Strata: Canopy • Center of Abundance: Upper tropical: higher slopes, 900-1,600 m.; tropics. • Sensitivity to Disturbance: Low

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,632 meters (0 to 11,916 feet).[1]

Ecology: List of Habitats :

•     3     Shrubland   
  
•     3.5     Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     3.7     Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude   
  
•     4     Grassland   
  
•     4.4     Grassland - Temperate   
  
•     14     Artificial/Terrestrial   
  
•     14.1     Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land   
  
•     14.2     Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland   
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Biology

Diet

Almost Exclusively: Insects, with lesser Quantities of: Fruit.

Reproduction

• Nest Location: Mid-story/canopy nesting
• Nest Type: Open-cup
• Clutch Size: 4-5
• Length of Incubation : 12?-14 days
• Days to Fledge : 14-16
• Number of Broods: 2-3

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Sayornis saya (Bonaparte, 1825) • Sayornis saya Bonaparte 1825

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 29-Nov-2006

Similar Species

American Robin, Vermillion Flycatcher

Say's Phoebe is a bit larger than our Eastern Phoebe and has a slightly larger bill. Say's Phoebes are grayish brown above with a paler grayish throat and upper breast. The head, wings, and tail are darker than the back. The eye is dark and the bill is all dark. The belly and undertail coverts are an attractive shade of tawny/ochre.

Members of the genus Sayornis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:

S. nigricans (Black-Headed Flycatcher) · S. nigricans nigricans (Black Phoebe) · S. nigricans semiatra (Black Phoebe) · S. phoebe (Dusky Flycatcher) · S. saya (San Pedro Martir Phoebe) · S. saya quiescens (Say's Phoebe) · S. saya saya (Say's Phoebe) · S. saya yukonensis (Say's Phoebe)

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• Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, and J. Fallon. 2005. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2004. Version 2005.2. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
• Sauer, J. R., S. Schwartz, and B. Hoover. 1996. The Christmas Bird Count Home Page. Version 95.1. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 03, 2008:

• Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
• Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
• Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
• Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Royal British Columbia Museum
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
• University of Alaska Museum of the North: University of New Mexico Museum of Southwestern Biology Bird Collection
• University of Colorado Museum: Zoological specimens
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2470
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-712492
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2482044
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 178333
• IUCN ID: 240817
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPAE35030
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13063

Footnotes

1. Mean = 1,023.170 meters (3,356.857 feet), Standard Deviation = 695.800 based on 19,244 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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