| Eastern phoebe | |
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| At Madison, Wisconsin | |
| Song, recorded in Beltrami, MN | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Sayornis |
| Species: | S. phoebe
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| Binomial name | |
| Sayornis phoebe (Latham, 1790)
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| Approximate distribution map
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The eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) is a small passerine bird. The genus name Sayornis is constructed from the specific part of Charles Lucien Bonaparte's name for Say's phoebe, Muscicapa saya, and Ancient Greek ornis, "bird".[2] Phoebe is an alternative name for the Roman moon-goddess Diana, but it may also have been chosen to imitate the bird's call.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sayornis phoebe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22699886A93753946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699886A93753946.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 349. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ "Phoebe". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)