Information about Silky Flycatcher
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The silky-flycatchers are a small family of passerine birds which occur mainly in Central America, although the range of one species, the Phainopepla, extends into the southwestern USA.
They are related to waxwings, and like that group have a soft silky plumage, usually grey or pale yellow in colour. All species, with the exception of the Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher, have small crests.
These birds eat fruit or insects, and the Phainopepla is particularly dependent on Desert Mistletoe, Phoradendron californicum.
They are birds of various types of woodland (semi-desert with trees for the Phainopepla), and they nest in trees.
This family was formerly lumped with waxwings and Hypocolius in the family Bombycillidae, and they are listed in that family by the Sibley-Monroe checklist.
Species of Ptilogonatidae
- Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher, Phainoptila melanoxantha
- Gray Silky-flycatcher, Ptilogonys cinereus
- Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher, Ptilogonys caudatus
- Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Passeriformes
Linnaeus, 1758
Suborders
A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. More than half of all species of bird are passerines.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Suborders
- Acanthisitti
- Tyranni
- Passeri
A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. More than half of all species of bird are passerines.
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Passeriformes
Linnaeus, 1758
Suborders
A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. More than half of all species of bird are passerines.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Suborders
- Acanthisitti
- Tyranni
- Passeri
A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. More than half of all species of bird are passerines.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Central America (Spanish: Centroamérica or América Central) is a central geographic region of the Americas. It is variably defined either as the southern portion of North America, which connects with South America on the southeast, or a region of
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species is one of the basic units of biological classification. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
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Phainopepla
Species: P. nitens
Binomial name
Phainopepla nitens
(Swainson, 1838)
The Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens
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Species: P. nitens
Binomial name
Phainopepla nitens
(Swainson, 1838)
The Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens
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Motto
"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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Bombycillidae
Genus: Bombycilla
Vieillot, 1808
Species
For the band featuring Rocky Votolato, see Waxwing (band).
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Genus: Bombycilla
Vieillot, 1808
Species
- B. garrulus
- B. japonica
- B. cedrorum
For the band featuring Rocky Votolato, see Waxwing (band).
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P. melanoxantha
Binomial name
Phainoptila melanoxantha
Salvin, 1877
The Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher (Phainoptila melanoxantha) is a species of bird in the Bombycillidae family.
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Binomial name
Phainoptila melanoxantha
Salvin, 1877
The Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher (Phainoptila melanoxantha) is a species of bird in the Bombycillidae family.
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Hypocoliidae
Genus: Hypocolius
Bonaparte, 1850
Species: H. ampelinus
Binomial name
Hypocolius ampelinus
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Genus: Hypocolius
Bonaparte, 1850
Species: H. ampelinus
Binomial name
Hypocolius ampelinus
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Bombycillidae
Genus: Bombycilla
Vieillot, 1808
Species
For the band featuring Rocky Votolato, see Waxwing (band).
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Genus: Bombycilla
Vieillot, 1808
Species
- B. garrulus
- B. japonica
- B. cedrorum
For the band featuring Rocky Votolato, see Waxwing (band).
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The Sibley-Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of birds. It drew on extensive DNA-DNA hybridisation studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds.
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P. melanoxantha
Binomial name
Phainoptila melanoxantha
Salvin, 1877
The Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher (Phainoptila melanoxantha) is a species of bird in the Bombycillidae family.
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Binomial name
Phainoptila melanoxantha
Salvin, 1877
The Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher (Phainoptila melanoxantha) is a species of bird in the Bombycillidae family.
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P. cinereus
Binomial name
Ptilogonys cinereus
Swainson, 1827
The Grey Silky-flycatcher (Ptilogonys cinereus) is a species of bird in the Bombycillidae family.
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Binomial name
Ptilogonys cinereus
Swainson, 1827
The Grey Silky-flycatcher (Ptilogonys cinereus) is a species of bird in the Bombycillidae family.
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P. caudatus
Binomial name
Ptilogonys caudatus
Cabanis, 1861
The Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher, Ptilogonys caudatus
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Binomial name
Ptilogonys caudatus
Cabanis, 1861
The Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher, Ptilogonys caudatus
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Phainopepla
Species: P. nitens
Binomial name
Phainopepla nitens
(Swainson, 1838)
The Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens
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Species: P. nitens
Binomial name
Phainopepla nitens
(Swainson, 1838)
The Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens
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