Say's Phoebe
Zimtbauch - Phoebe tyrant ( Sayornis saya )
The Zimtbauch - Phoebe tyrant ( Sayornis saya ) is an American Schreivogel.
Features
The 16 cm long Zimtbauch - Phoebe tyrant is on the top and brown-gray colored brown-orange on the belly. Neck and breast are pale gray. Young birds are characterized by cinnamon wing bars.
Occurrence
The Zimtbauch - Phoebe tyrant lives during the breeding season in dry open or semi- open habitats in western North America, from Alaska to Mexico. In winter they move south of Mexico. In the southern part of the range they are resident birds.
The stock is decreasing, which is attributed to the loss of habitat in the wintering areas.
Behavior
The Zimtbauch - Phoebe tyrant hunts by waiting on a branch or rocks for insects, which it catches in flight. He may also hold in Rüttelflug over open areas for insects. Occasionally the bird to feed and certain berries. The song of the bird sounds like pit- it -ar, reputation as pie -ih. Both of these screams are often alternated constantly.
Reproduction
Zimtbauch - Phoebe tyrants build a cup nest made of mud and grass in a natural or manmade cavity, sometimes under a steep rock step. Put per breeding birds 3-6 eggs and incubate them 12-14 days. While only the female incubates, both partners can provide the boys with food. After 14-17 days the young birds fledge. The nest can be reused in the second breeding season.
Subspecies
The geographical variation is minor and is believed to proceed very gradually ( klinal ) towards paler birds in the more arid parts of the distribution area. It can be distinguished up to four subspecies, of which today but now often the subspecies S. s yukonensis and S. pallidus s be regarded as belonging to the nominate.
- Sayornis saya pallidus ( Swainson, 1827) - Central Highlands of Mexico
- San José Phoebe Sayornis saya quiescens ( Grinnell, 1926) - Northern Baja California and Isla de Cedros in Mexico
- Say Phoebe Sayornis saya saya ( Bonaparte, 1825) - Western Canada south through the western part of the United States
- Yukon Phoebe Sayornis saya yukonensis (Bishop, 1900) - Alaska and northwestern Canada