Olive-sided Flycatcher Identification

Large, upright-perching flycatcher. From the front it looks like it is wearing a vest. Sexes similar.

Large, elongated, upright-perching flycatcher with a "vested" look—gray sides contrast with white stripe down the belly. Head sometimes looks peaked at the rear.

Perches upright often on the top of dead branches and trees.

Large flycatcher with a relatively wide bill. Dark gray overall with a white throat and a gray vest.

Perches prominently often on dead branches, especially snags in recently burned forests.

Head feathers are sometimes raised giving the head a peaked look.