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The phainopepla is a striking bird, 16–20 cm (6.3–7.9 in) long with a noticeable crest and a long tail; it is slender, and has an upright posture when it perches. Its bill is short and slender. The male is glossy black, and has a white wing patch that is visible when it flies; the female is plain gray and has a lighter gray wing patch.
The silky-flycatchers are a small family, Ptiliogonatidae, of passerine birds. The family contains only four species in three genera. The family contains only four species in three genera. They were formerly lumped with waxwings and hypocolius in the family Bombycillidae , and they are listed in that family by the Sibley-Monroe checklist.
The black-and-yellow phainoptila or black-and-yellow silky-flycatcher (Phainoptila melanoxantha) is a species of bird in the family Ptiliogonatidae. It is monotypic within the genus Phainoptila. [2] It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
The Sibley Guide to Birds is a reference work and field guide for the birds found in the continental United States and Canada. It is written and illustrated by ornithologist David Allen Sibley . The book provides details on 810 species of birds, with information about identification, life history, vocalizations, and geographic distribution.
The Helm Identification Guides are a series of books that identify groups of birds.The series include two types of guides, those that are: Taxonomic, dealing with a particular family of birds on a worldwide scale—most early Helm Guides were this type, as well as many more-recent ones, although some later books deal with identification of such groups on a regional scale only (e.g., The Gulls ...
Bird Neighbors (1897) by Neltje Blanchan was an early birding book which sold over 250,000 copies. [1] It was illustrated with color photographs of stuffed birds. [2] The Field Guide to the Birds by Roger Tory Peterson is regarded as the key birding book of the 20th century, due to its impact on the development and popularisation of birding.
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The book uses the IOC version 5.4 for species level taxonomy. [4] These birds are grouped as marine and coastal birds, freshwater birds and terrestrial birds and then taxonomically. It also provides detailed maps indicating where a species or sub-species are likely to occur and shading to help identify where the birds are most likely to occur.