Phainopepla

Phainopepla
	Male
	Female in California, USA
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Ptiliogonatidae
Genus:	Phainopepla; S.F. Baird, 1858
Species:	P. nitens
Binomial name
	Phainopepla nitens; (Swainson, 1838)

The phainopepla or northern phainopepla^[2] (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.

^ BirdLife International (2021). "Phainopepla nitens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22708139A137451722. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22708139A137451722.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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[iucn_status_11_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2021). "Phainopepla nitens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22708139A137451722. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22708139A137451722.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[Weathers1983-2] Cite error: The named reference Weathers1983 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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