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Sayornis saya
The Say's Phoebe, a passerine, is in the Tyrant-Flycatcher family. A common bird in the western United States. The adult Say's Phoebe is a drab, chunky bird. It is gray-brown above with a black tail and buffy cinnamon below, becoming more orange around the vent. The tail is long and the primaries end just past the rump on resting birds.
These birds prefer dry, desolate, arid landscapes. They can be found on farmland, savanna and open woodlands, usually near water.