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A Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya), a small bird with gray and brown plumage, perched on a dried flower stem against a blurred brown background.
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Say’s phoebe

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Also known as: Sayornis saya, western phoebe
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A Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya), a small bird with gray and brown plumage, perched on a dried flower stem against a blurred brown background.
Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya) Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya) inhabits a wide swath of North America from Alaska and northern Canada to southern Mexico.

Say's phoebe is a type of bird found in western North America. It belongs to the genus Sayornis, which includes three species of New World birds in the Tyrannidae family. This particular species is grayish-brown on its upper side, with a cinnamon buff breast and belly, a dark brown head, and a black tail. Phoebes, in general, are known for their habit of twitching their tails when perched. Say's phoebe is slightly larger than the eastern phoebe and has buff-hued underparts. All three phoebe species are classified as species of least concern by the IUCN, and their populations are increasing.12

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