The phainopepla or northern phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) is the most northerly representative of the mainly tropical Central American family Ptiliogonatidae, the silky flycatchers. Its name is from the Greek phain pepla meaning `shining robe` in reference to the male`s plumage. The phainopepla is a striking bird, 16–20 cm long with a noti......
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• (n.) A small crested passerine bird (Phainopepla nitens), native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is brownish. Called also black flycatcher.
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(from the article `silky flycatcher`) In the best known of the group, the phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens), the male is black and the female gray; both parents incubate the dark-spotted, ...
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Pha·i`no·pep'la noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... shining + ... robe.]
(Zoology) A small crested passerine bird (
Phaïnopepla nitens ), native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is brownish. Called also
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