Male - ML305854841 — Male © Sharif Uddin eBird S60995615 Macaulay Library ML 185711181

Female - ML305854161 — Female © Jason Dain

Male - ML305854091 — Male © Heather Pickard

Female - ML67452771 — Female © Robin Maercklein

Juvenile - ML305854591 — Juvenile © Gordon Karre

Male and female - ML305854711 — Male and female © Ed Dunn

Habitat - ML67452751 — Habitat © Anonymous

Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens

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Identification

Unique bird of scrubby oak and mesquite habitats with a sleek body, shaggy crest, long tail, and staring red eyes. Males are shiny black with a bluish sheen; white wing patches visible in flight. Females and juveniles are ashy-gray. Often in small groups; forages mainly on berries (especially mistletoe).

Statistics

261Observations
2With photos
0With audio

Weekly Bar Chart

Weekly Bar Chart
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Week Frequency: 16.7	Week Frequency: 30.2	Week Frequency: 23.5	Week Frequency: 30.0	Week Frequency: 8.6	Week Frequency: 24.1	Week Frequency: 24.3	Week Frequency: 34.6	Week Frequency: 21.2	Week Frequency: 34.8	Week Frequency: 29.7	Week Frequency: 25.8	Week Frequency: 8.7	Week Frequency: 12.5	Week Frequency: 4.8	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 12.5	Week Frequency: 17.6	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 10.0	Week Frequency: 100.0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 10.0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 20.0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 33.3	Week Frequency: 33.3	Week Frequency: 5.6	Week Frequency: 10.5	Week Frequency: 7.1	Week Frequency: 4.2	Week Frequency: 3.6	Week Frequency: 4.3	Week Frequency: 4.4	Week Frequency: 10.4	Week Frequency: 16.2	Week Frequency: 15.3	Week Frequency: 20.4	Week Frequency: 14.3	Week Frequency: 7.7	Week Frequency: 14.0	Week Frequency: 16.7