Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Phoebes Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrranidae Genus Sayornis The genus Sayornis is a small group of medium-sized insect-eating birds in the Tyrant flycatcher family Tyrranidae native to North and South America. They prefer semi-open or open areas. These birds wait on a perch and then catch insects in flight, also sometimes picking them up from the ground. Their nest is an open cup sometimes placed on man-made structures. They often slowly lower and raise their tails while perched. The full list of species is: Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans Say's Phoebe, Sayornis saya This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.