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Definition of Phainopepla

Phainopepla
Phainopepla Pha*i`no*pep"la, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? shining + ? robe.] (Zo["o]l.) A small crested passerine bird (Pha["i]nopepla nitens), native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is brownish. Called also black flycatcher.

Meaning of Phainopepla from wikipedia

- The phainopepla or northern phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) is the most northerly representative of the mainly tropical Central American family Ptiliogonatidae...
- mainly in Central America from Panama to Mexico, with one species, the phainopepla, extending northwards into the southwestern US. Most do not engage in...
- that feed on them, the mistle thrush is the best-known in Europe, the phainopepla in southwestern North America, and Dicaeum flower****s in Asia and...
- ranges into S Nevada–(locally: the Carrizo Plain, N of Los Angeles) Phainopepla, Phainopepla nitens Also ranges into California's San Joaquin Valley. Lucy's...
- nighthawk Loggerhead shrike Lucy's warbler Mourning dove Northern flicker Phainopepla Ridgway's rail Song sparrow Summer Tanager Verdin Vermilion flycatcher...
- pleasant-tasting sap is consumed by bees and hummingbirds. The silky-flycatcher or phainopepla pose a problem, for when they consume mistletoe berries and excrete them...
- be part of an animal's ****nal in har****ing the predator. Studies of Phainopepla mobbing calls indicate it may serve to enhance the swooping attack on...
- Bombycilla Dulidae Dulus Hylocitreidae Hylocitrea Hypocoliidae Hypocolius †Mohoidae Chaetoptila Moho Ptiliogonatidae Phainopepla Phainoptila Ptiliogonys...
- Bombycilla Dulidae Dulus Hylocitreidae Hylocitrea Hypocoliidae Hypocolius †Mohoidae Chaetoptila Moho Ptiliogonatidae Phainopepla Phainoptila Ptiliogonys...
- Bombycilla Dulidae Dulus Hylocitreidae Hylocitrea Hypocoliidae Hypocolius †Mohoidae Chaetoptila Moho Ptiliogonatidae Phainopepla Phainoptila Ptiliogonys...