smudgy breast; yellowish belly; no eye-ring; (Michigan, USA; 2006-08-20)
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Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Native Range: North America
Notes: in the USA, the eastern ecological counterpart of the western Black Phoebe; larger than Empidonax flycatchers and wood-pewees, this species can be told by several distinctive features: regular tail-pumping motion, absence of eye-ring or prominent wingbars, and proclivity to perch near streams or ponds; nests under bridges or other covered structures; gets its name from its hoarsely whistled voice, phoe-bee.
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