Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
(L 7.5" WS 10.5" Wt 0.7 oz)
Common in eastern No. Amer...1st
bird banded in US...by John Audobon.
bird banded in US...by John Audobon.
Has a dark head and
solid black bill.
solid black bill.
Starved Rock State Park
Utica
11Sept2012
Rock Island
03Sept2020
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
Saya is after Thomas Say; ornis
in Greek means bird; Phoebe in
Greek myth is a name for the
goddess Diana.
in Greek means bird; Phoebe in
Greek myth is a name for the
goddess Diana.
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
juvenile - has a
yellowish mandible
yellowish mandible
A silver thread tied to the leg of an
Eastern Phoebe by Audubon was the
first case of bird banding.
Eastern Phoebe by Audubon was the
first case of bird banding.
(Scott Weidensaul)
© Wil
Hershberger
Hershberger
Macaulay
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