Olive-sided Flycatcher Similar Species Comparison

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

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

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

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.

White tufts on the sides of the rump can be helpful in distinguishing this species from pewees, but these tufts are not always visible.

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