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Pacific-slope Flycatcher Identification

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Small flycatcher with a peaked crown and teardrop-shaped eyering. Olive above and yellowish below.

© Jonathan Vargas | Macaulay LibraryNayarit, December 29, 2016
Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Small flycatcher that is olive above and yellowish below. The teardrop-shaped eyering is a key field mark.

© Robert Hamilton | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, April 24, 2014
Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Flicks tail upward when perched. Note teardrop-shaped eyering.

© Larry Arbanas | Macaulay LibraryMay 01, 2005
Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Often flicks its tail upward when perched.

© Grace Oliver | Macaulay LibraryWashington, April 29, 2017
Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Breeds in warm, humid lowland evergreen forests, pine-oak forests, and dense second-growth woodlands.

© Ted Down | Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, August 02, 2016
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Adult Description

  • Small flycatcher.
  • Prominent pale yellowish eyering and wingbars.
  • Back greenish brown.
  • Underparts yellowish.

Immature Description

Similar to adult, but wingbars more buffy.
Relative Size

Relative Sizesparrow or smallersparrow-sized or smaller
Measurements
  • Both Sexes
    • Length: 5.5-6.7 in (14-17 cm)
    • Weight: 0.3-0.4 oz (8-12 g)
    • Wingspan: 7.9-9.1 in (20-23 cm)

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Tyrant Flycatchers(Order: Passeriformes, Family:Tyrannidae)

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Olive-sided FlycatcherOlive-sided Flycatcher
Greater PeweeGreater Pewee
Western Wood-PeweeWestern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Wood-PeweeEastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherYellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian FlycatcherAcadian Flycatcher
Alder FlycatcherAlder Flycatcher
Willow FlycatcherWillow Flycatcher
Least FlycatcherLeast Flycatcher
Hammond's FlycatcherHammond's Flycatcher
Gray FlycatcherGray Flycatcher
Dusky FlycatcherDusky Flycatcher
Pacific-slope FlycatcherPacific-slope Flycatcher
Cordilleran FlycatcherCordilleran Flycatcher
Buff-breasted FlycatcherBuff-breasted Flycatcher
Black PhoebeBlack Phoebe
Eastern PhoebeEastern Phoebe
Say's PhoebeSay's Phoebe
Vermilion FlycatcherVermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated FlycatcherAsh-throated Flycatcher
Great Crested FlycatcherGreat Crested Flycatcher
Great KiskadeeGreat Kiskadee
Tropical KingbirdTropical Kingbird
Couch's KingbirdCouch's Kingbird
Cassin's KingbirdCassin's Kingbird
Western KingbirdWestern Kingbird
Eastern KingbirdEastern Kingbird
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