Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1825)
English (US) Say's Phoebe
The Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) 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.
- Scientific name
- Sayornis saya
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Say's Phoebe
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1825)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Sayornis saya saya
- Sayornis saya quiescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa saya
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1825)
- Type locality
- Arkansaw River, ca. 20 miles from Rocky Mountains; near Pueblo, Colorado, fide Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 206.
- Original description
- American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States not given by Wilson with figures drawn engraved and coloured from nature by Charles Lucien Bonaparte 1 p.20 pl.11 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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