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title: "Say's Phoebe"
description: "Sayornis saya — Uccelli. Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya) is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/say-s-phoebe
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Say's Phoebe

> Sayornis saya — Uccelli. Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya) is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae.

- Scientific name: *Sayornis saya*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 51083
- Wikidata: [Q204055](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204055)
- iNaturalist taxon: [17009](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/17009)

## Names

- en: Say's Phoebe
- de: Zimtbauch-Phoebetyrann
- es: Papamoscas llanero
- fr: Moucherolle à ventre roux
- pt: Piuí-ruivo
- pl: Fibik północny

## Countries with the most observations

US (40478), MX (6542), CA (1779)

## Summary

Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya) is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae. A common bird across western North America, it prefers dry, desolate areas. It was named for Thomas Say, an American naturalist.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say%27s_phoebe

## Photo

![Say's Phoebe](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/say-s-phoebe/medium.jpg)

Photo: Anne Parsons · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221690216

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/say-s-phoebe?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).