Scientific Name
Sayornis saya saya
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sayornis saya saya (Bonaparte, 1825)
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Say's Phoebe
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Tyrannidae |
| Genus | Sayornis |
| Species | Sayornis saya |
| Subspecies | Sayornis saya saya |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
A fairly common summer resident of grasslands, desertscrub, and open pinyon-juniper habitats throughout the region. It occurs as a rare summer resident in open areas within higher ponderosa pine forests. Say’s Phoebe remains as an uncommon winter resident in open habitats below 5000 feet (Brown et al. 1985). Most spring migrants arrive in March, with fall migrants occurring through at least 27 Sept. Conditions may vary among subspecies. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Geographic Regions Tags
- Park Wide
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTerwilliger@nps.gov
Created Date
8/15/2016 9:57:31 AM
Last Modified By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/24/2016 1:16:43 PM
Notes
For (Sayornis saya) * Say’s Phoebe is a fairly common summer resident of grasslands, desertscrub, and open pinyon-juniper habitats throughout the region. It occurs as a rare summer resident in open areas within higher ponderosa pine forests. Say’s Phoebe remains as an uncommon winter resident in open habitats below 5000 feet (Brown et al. 1985). Most spring migrants arrive in March, with fall migrants occurring through at least 27 Sept. Conditions may vary among subspecies. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
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