Species profile
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
Quick answer
Breeding regions are NA, MA. Breeding subregions are sw USA to nc, nw Mexico.
- Scientific name
- Phainopepla nitens
- Family
- Ptilogonatidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Phainopepla
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Phainopepla in your journal
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