Willow Flycatcher Photo Gallery
Small, slender flycatcher. Brownish olive overall with a slight yellow wash to the belly. It has two whitish wingbars and a white throat that contrasts with the brownish olive breast.
© Ryan Schain / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, June 01, 2018The white throat contrasts with the gray chest band. The eyering is very narrow or nonexistent.
© mark daly / Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, July 11, 2020A small brownish-olive flycatcher with a slight yellow wash to the belly, two whitish wingbars, and a white throat. Willow Flycatcher's emphatic "fitz-bew" song is the best way to differentiate it from the extremely similar Alder Flycatcher.
© Brad Imhoff / Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 30, 2022Not all videos have sound© Daniel Irons / Macaulay LibraryMaryland, May 15, 2017
© Darren Clark / Macaulay LibraryIdaho, June 18, 2020
Gives a soft, dry whit often from exposed perches.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 01, 2004Not all videos have soundIndividuals breeding the the Southwest often paler than those in the East and Pacific Northwest.
© Bob Nieman / Macaulay LibraryNew Mexico, August 20, 2016© Darren Clark / Macaulay LibraryIdaho, June 18, 2020
Brownish olive overall with a slight yellow wash to the belly (can be brighter, especially on birds in fresh plumage). Best identified by voice.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 01, 2004Not all videos have soundPerches upright and often sings from the tops of bushes. Song is the best way to identify it.
© Adam Brandemihl / Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 23, 2017Compare with Similar Species
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