Gray Flycatcher Identification

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.

Breeds in dry woodlands and shrublands in western North America, including sagebrush and pinyon pine woodlands.

Characteristically twitches its tail up and down while perched.

Small gray flycatcher with a thin bill, a thin white eyering, and paler gray wingbars.

Generally grayer than other Empidonax flycatchers, but best recognized by habit of twitching its tail downward while perched.