Pacific-slope Flycatcher Similar Species Comparison
Similar Species
Cordilleran Flycatcher
Adult/immature
Cordilleran Flycatchers look nearly identical to Pacific-slope Flycatcher and are best separated by voice and range with Cordilleran in the Interior West and Pacific-slope in the coastal western states.
© Adam Dudley | Macaulay LibraryNevada, June 01, 2017Similar Species
Dusky Flycatcher
Adult/immature
Dusky Flycatchers do not have a teardrop shaped eyering like Pacific-slope Flycatchers.
© Matt Davis | Macaulay LibraryNevada, June 07, 2016Similar Species
Hammond's Flycatcher
Adult/immature
Hammond's Flycatchers lack the Pacific-slope Flycatcher's teardrop shaped eyering.
© Brian Sullivan | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, January 24, 2008Similar Species
Western Wood-Pewee
Adult/immature
Western Wood-Pewees are larger than Pacific-slope Flycatchers and do not have a teardrop shaped eyering. Pewees also tend to look more vested than Pacific-slope Flycatchers.
© Brian Hoffe | Macaulay LibraryAlberta, June 19, 2017Main Species
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Small flycatcher with a peaked crown and teardrop-shaped eyering. Olive above and yellowish below.
© Liam Singh | Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, April 28, 2020Small flycatcher that is olive above and yellowish below. The teardrop-shaped eyering is a key field mark.
© Robert Hamilton | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, April 24, 2014Flicks tail upward when perched. Note teardrop-shaped eyering.
© Larry Arbanas | Macaulay LibraryMay 01, 2005Not all videos have sound
© Jeremiah Trimble | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, November 25, 2020
© Rachel Lawrence | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, September 11, 2020
Often flicks its tail upward when perched.
© Grace Oliver | Macaulay LibraryWashington, April 29, 2017Breeds in warm, humid lowland evergreen forests, pine-oak forests, and dense second-growth woodlands.
© Ted Down | Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, August 02, 2016Rotate Your Device to Better Compare
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