Birds Around Las Vegas, Wildlife Around Las Vegas
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General Description: Say's Phoebes (Sayornis saya) are medium-sized birds of the desert with a salmon-colored belly, gray back and wings, and a black tail. Say's Phoebes are fly catchers, and often can be seen flying out from a perch to catch an insect, then returning to the same perch to look for another. Sometimes they catch bugs on the ground too. Taxonomy: Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Fluvicolinae. Favored Habitat: Desert scrub. |
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Where to Find: Say's Phoebes are fairly common around Las Vegas; look for them in desert scrub; Red Rock Canyon and the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve are good places to find Say's. Comments: |
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If you were a tasty flying insect, you'd better hope you never see this face! |
 Say's Phoebe; notice the salmon-colored belly and a black tail |
 Say's Phoebe |
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 Say's Phoebe nestling |
 Say's Phoebe nestling |
 Say's Phoebe nestling |
 Say's Phoebe nestlings |
 Say's Phoebe at a dripping water faucet |
 Say's Phoebe flying up to catch a drip of water |
 Say's Phoebe catching a drip of water |
 Say's Phoebe falling away with a drip of water |
 Say's Phoebe using Bighorn Sheep as a foraging perch |
 Say's Phoebe using Bighorn Sheep as a foraging perch |
 Typical pose in typical habitat: standing atop a Mojave Yucca |
 Typical pose in typical habitat: standing atop a Joshua Tree |
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