Phainopepla (female)
Phainopepla nitens

Size: 7.75 inches
Overall Color: gray
Occurrence: washes
Diet: insects, mistletoe berries
Nest: cuplike
Field Identification: crest, red eye, long tail
Season: year-round

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: 75 Ptiliogonatidae (silky flycatchers)
Genus: Phainopepla
Species: nitens