Phoebe (bird)

Phoebes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrranidae
Genus Sayornis

The genus Sayornis is a small group of medium-sized insect-eating birds in the Tyrant flycatcher family Tyrranidae native to North and South America.

They prefer semi-open or open areas. These birds wait on a perch and then catch insects in flight, also sometimes picking them up from the ground. Their nest is an open cup sometimes placed on man-made structures.

They often slowly lower and raise their tails while perched.

The full list of species is:

• Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
• Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans
• Say's Phoebe, Sayornis saya