Phoebe: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 13, 2026
Article revised and updated. Nov 27, 2018
Added photographs of a Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya), an eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe), and a black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans). Nov 27, 2018
Add new Web site: Animal Planet - Phoebe. Dec 19, 2013
Text added describing the black phoebe's (Sayornis nigricans) length and its affinity for water. Oct 25, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Phoebe. May 23, 2008
Added new Web site: Old and Sold - Phoebe. Apr 10, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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