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Phainopepla

Contributors: Elizabeth Witchel/ Shingle Springs, California.

The Phainopepla, a "silky flycatcher", was given its name from the Greek meaning "shiny cloak". Individuals can exhibit interesting changes in social behavior throughout the year. In the same year a bird can nest twice, once fiercly territorial, defending mistletoe clumps, then later in loose groups that feed socially on insects. In the US, this species lives only in the extreme south west.

Phainopepla
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