Slender, stout-billed flycatcher with a very long, deeply forked tail. Pale gray with blackish wings and tail and salmon-pink flanks and under belly.
Juveniles have shorter tails than adults and are pale gray overall without the salmon wash on the flanks and under belly.
Often perches conspicuously on utility lines, treetops, and fence lines. Tends to wander widely on their way to and from the wintering grounds, showing up much farther north than expected.
In flight, salmon-colored shoulders and underwings are visible. Note extremely long, forked tail.
Juveniles have a pale gray head and back and a shorter tail than adults.
Scissor-tailed Flycatchers are slender, stout-billed kingbirds with very long, stiff, deeply forked tails. Males have longer tail feathers than females and immatures.
Smaller and more slender overall than an American Robin, but can seem larger because of the very long tail; larger than an Eastern Phoebe.
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