Information AboutSilky-flycatcher |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT SILKY-FLYCATCHER | |
| ptilogonatidae | |
| bird families | |
The silky-flycatchers are a small family of Passerine Bird s which occur mainly in Central America , although the range of one Species , the Phainopepla , extends into the southwestern USA . They are related to Waxwing s, and like that group have a soft silky plumage, usually grey or pale yellow in colour. They have small crests. These birds eat fruit or insects, and the Phainopepla is particularly dependent on Desert Mistletoe , ''Phoradendron californicum''. They are birds of various types of woodland (semi-desert with trees for the Phainopepla), and they nest in trees. This family was formerly lumped with waxwings and Hypocolius in the family Bombycillidae , and they are listed in that family by the Sibley-Monroe Checklist . SPECIES OF PTILOGONATIDAE
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