Male Phainopepla
Female Phainopepla
The Phainopepla is similar in size and shape to the Cardinal and Pyrrhuloxia except much sleeker. It is a "silky flycatcher" who likes to perch in the tops of trees and fly out 10 to 15 feet, catch a fly, and then fly back to the same perch. The male is "jet black," and the female more of a "charcoal" color. They seem to like trees along roadsides. I suspect this is because the heat from the asphalt attracts flies. Just a theory. No proof.
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