Larger than a Juniper Titmouse, smaller than a Northern Cardinal. Adult males are glossy black with red eyes and large white patches in the wings (visible in flight). Adult females are mousy grayish brown with red eyes; immatures are similar but with brownish eyes.

2021年4月29日 · Male and female cardinals share a patch of color above their noses and on their necks. The female’s patch is light gray, while the male’s patch is a striking, velvety black. The fledglings are a messy red-brown until they develop their adult light brown or red color.

2015年3月6日 · These birds are a common sight in open desert in and around Tucson during the autumn, winter, and spring months. They are adept at catching insects — often, on the wing — but, during the cold months they subsist largely on …

Reports of black cardinals have surfaced online over the years but are most likely not true. Although rare genetic mutations can cause some birds to appear black or partially black instead of red, no confirmed sightings of completely black cardinals exist in nature so far.

This bird has many common “nicknames” and is frequently called a “black Cardinal” or a “desert Cardinal”. It is also known commonly as a black flycatcher, black-crested flycatcher, shinning crested flycatcher, shining fly-snapper, and silky flycatcher.

2016年1月16日 · Also known as the black cardinal, this busy little bird is often thought of as strictly a desert dweller. But the phainopepla lives a country club life, moving to more moderate climates in...

With the male’s handsome, glossy black plumage (inspiring its Greek name meaning “shining robe”), flashing white wing patches, and ragged crest, this silky-flycatcher is often described as a ‘black cardinal with a red eye.’ The matte, slate gray female is quite beautiful in a more understated way.

2011年4月9日 · Though this bird looks like a shiny black cardinal he’s really in the silky flycatcher family (Ptilogonatidae), the only one of his kind in North America. This is a phainopepla (fay-no-PEP-la) and he doesn’t fit into any mold.

A singular bird of the Southwest, the Phainopepla is a brilliant sight in flight. Males are silky black and slender, with an elegant crest and bold white wing patches that appear when the bird takes wing. Females are similar but a subdued gray.

2024年8月22日 · At a glance, phainopeplas can almost look like a cardinal that’s been painted black. Check out more birds that look like cardinals. “You can recognize phainopeplas by their slim shape, spiky crest and red eyes,” Kenn and Kimberly say. Males are glossy black and have white patches on their wings that can be seen when in flight.