Gray Flycatcher Photo Gallery
Slim pale flycatcher. Drab gray overall with a thin eyering, a pale mark in front of the eye, and pale wingbars. The bill is long and thin.
© Darren Clark / Macaulay LibraryIdaho, July 27, 2019Small gray flycatcher with a thin bill, a thin white eyering, and paler gray wingbars.
© Jack Parlapiano / Macaulay LibraryNew Mexico, August 23, 2020Small grayish flycatcher with a fairly long bill (compared to other Empidonax), a thin eyering, and darker wings with two grayish wingbars. The bill is mostly pinkish or yellowish below, usually with a blackish tip. Habitually dips its tail downward.
© Felipe Guerrero / Macaulay LibraryArizona, October 31, 2021Not all videos have sound© Marky Mutchler / Macaulay LibraryLouisiana, January 26, 2019
© Marky Mutchler / Macaulay LibraryLouisiana, January 26, 2019
Characteristically twitches its tail up and down while perched.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryArizona, February 01, 1997Not all videos have soundBreeds in dry woodlands and shrublands in western North America, including sagebrush and pinyon pine woodlands.
© Darren Clark / Macaulay LibraryIdaho, May 04, 2019Generally grayer than other Empidonax flycatchers, but best recognized by habit of twitching its tail downward while perched.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryArizona, February 01, 1997Not all videos have soundCompare with Similar Species
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