Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens Tucson Pima County ARIZONA United States 29 April Adult Male Bombycillidae

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Phainopeplas eat mistletoe berries that grow on mesquite trees and feed the green and red berries and insects to their chicks. The males are shiny black with red eyes, and the females are ashy gray.

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