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Phainopepla

Phainopepla nitens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca
2 Verified records at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The phainopepla or northern phainopepla (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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca

Gray Silky-flycatcher

Gray Silky-flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilogonys cinereus

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-eyed Junco
LC Endemic

Yellow-eyed Junco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Junco phaeonotus

70–80% · Very likely
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Regulus calendula

60–70% · Likely
House Finch
LC Endemic

House Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haemorhous mexicanus

40–50% · Likely
Slate-throated Redstart
LC

Slate-throated Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myioborus miniatus

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-rumped Warbler
LC

Yellow-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga coronata

40–50% · Likely
Townsend's Warbler
LC

Townsend's Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga townsendi

40–50% · Likely
Red Warbler
LC Endemic

Red Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cardellina rubra

40–50% · Likely
American Robin
LC Endemic

American Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus migratorius

40–50% · Likely
Orange-crowned Warbler
LC

Orange-crowned Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leiothlypis celata

40–50% · Likely
Brown-backed Solitaire
LC

Brown-backed Solitaire

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myadestes occidentalis

40–50% · Likely
Vermilion Flycatcher
LC

Vermilion Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrocephalus rubinus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Phainopepla at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
3 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
6 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
7 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
10 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
13 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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