Sayornis

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Sayornis is a small genus of New World flycatchers known as phoebes, insect-eating birds commonly found near water and open habitats in the Americas.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Sayornis nigricans 0
Sayornis phoebe 0
Sayornis saya 0

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird genus
bird species
bird species
bird species
taxon
belongsToGroup New World flycatchers NERFINISHED
class Aves NERFINISHED
commonName black phoebe NERFINISHED
eastern phoebe NERFINISHED
phoebes
say's phoebe NERFINISHED
diet insects
distribution Central America NERFINISHED
North America
South America NERFINISHED
ecologicalRole aerial insect predator
family Tyrannidae NERFINISHED
feedingBehavior insectivorous
genus Sayornis NERFINISHED
Sayornis NERFINISHED
Sayornis NERFINISHED
hasSpecies Sayornis nigricans NERFINISHED
Sayornis phoebe NERFINISHED
Sayornis saya NERFINISHED
hasVernacularGroupName phoebes
isA passerine bird genus
kingdom Animalia
migratoryPattern partially migratory
nativeTo Americas NERFINISHED
nomenclaturalCode International Code of Zoological Nomenclature NERFINISHED
oftenFoundNear human structures
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
reproductiveBehavior cup nest builder
taxonomicRank genus
typicalBehavior perch-and-sally foraging
typicalHabitat near water
open habitats
riparian areas

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Tyrannidae hasMember Sayornis