---
title: "Papa-moscas-brilhante"
description: "Phainopepla nitens — Aves. The phainopepla or northern phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) is the most northerly representative of the mainly tropical Central American family Ptiliogonatidae, the silky flycatchers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/phainopepla
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Papa-moscas-brilhante

> Phainopepla nitens — Aves. The phainopepla or northern phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) is the most northerly representative of the mainly tropical Central American family Ptiliogonatidae, the silky flycatchers.

- Scientific name: *Phainopepla nitens*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 22520
- Wikidata: [Q1188364](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1188364)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117002](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117002)

## Names

- en: Phainopepla
- de: Trauerseidenschnäpper
- es: Capulinero negro
- fr: Phénopèple luisant
- nl: Zwarte zijdevliegenvanger
- pt: Papa-moscas-brilhante
- pl: Atłasowiec czarny

## Countries with the most observations

US (17103), MX (4679), CA (5)

## Summary

The phainopepla or northern phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) is the most northerly representative of the mainly tropical Central American family Ptiliogonatidae, the silky flycatchers. Its name is from the Greek phain pepla meaning "shining robe" in reference to the male's plumage.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phainopepla

## Photo

![Papa-moscas-brilhante](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/phainopepla/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/369556998

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/phainopepla?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).