Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Eastern Phoebe
The Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: breeds eastern Canada and USA; winters to southeastern MexicoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sayornis phoebe
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eastern Phoebe
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- [Muscicapa] Phoebe
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- North America, New York
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 2 p.489
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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