Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Photo Gallery
Adult
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.
© Ryan Shaw / Macaulay LibraryTexas, December 29, 2016Juvenile
Juveniles have shorter tails than adults and are pale gray overall without the salmon wash on the flanks and under belly.
© Chris Davis / Macaulay LibraryTexas, July 07, 2017Adult
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.
© DAVID BROWN / Macaulay LibraryNew York, November 19, 2008Not all videos have soundAdult
In flight, salmon-colored shoulders and underwings are visible. Note extremely long, forked tail.
© Martina Nordstrand / Macaulay LibrarySouth Carolina, June 27, 2019Juvenile
Juveniles have a pale gray head and back and a shorter tail than adults.
© Jeff Maw / Macaulay LibraryTexas, May 14, 2016Adult
Breeds in open habitats in the southern Great Plains and south Texas, especially around scattered trees or utility lines.
© Harold Donnelly / Macaulay LibrarySouth Carolina, May 25, 2017
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