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Saguaro National Park
Phainopepla
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Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
The phainopepla belongs to a small group of birds known as the silky flycatchers, but they are not related to true flycatchers. Their diet is primarily desert mistletoe. It disperses mistletoe seeds to host plants as the seeds pass through the birds’ digestive system.
The male is shiny and black with a crest and bright red eyes, while the female is gray and also has red eyes.
Length: 7.75 in. Wingspan: 11 in.
Diet: Berries (especially mistletoe) and insects
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Did You Know?
Javelinas are able to eat spiny prickly pear pads with no obvious harm to their mouths, stomachs or intestinal tracts. Javelinas are not true pigs, they are peccaries, which are native to the America’s.
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Last Updated: September 08, 2008 at 16:17 EST |
