Similar Species
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Adult/immature
Pacific-slope Flycatchers look nearly identical to Cordilleran flycatchers and are best separated by voice and range with Pacific-slope in the western coastal states and Cordilleran in the interior west.
© Jonathan Vargas | Macaulay LibraryNayarit, December 29, 2016Similar Species
Dusky Flycatcher
Adult/immature
Dusky Flycatchers do not have a teardrop shaped eyering while Cordilleran Flycatchers do.
© Matt Davis | Macaulay LibraryNevada, June 07, 2016Similar Species
Hammond's Flycatcher
Adult/immature
Hammond's Flycatchers have a smaller bill than Cordilleran Flycatchers and do not have a teardrop shaped eyering.
© Brian Sullivan | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, January 24, 2008Similar Species
Western Wood-Pewee
Adult/immature
Western Wood-Pewees are larger than Cordilleran Flycatchers and do not have a teardrop shaped eyering.
© Brian Hoffe | Macaulay LibraryAlberta, June 19, 2017Main Species
Cordilleran Flycatcher
Small flycatcher with a peaked crown and a teardrop-shaped eyering. Olive above and yellowish below, with 2 wingbars.
© Adam Dudley | Macaulay LibraryNevada, June 01, 2017Small flycatcher with a peaked crown and a teardrop-shaped eyering. Olive above with 2 whitish wingbars.
© Adam Dudley | Macaulay LibraryNevada, June 01, 2017Teardrop-shaped eyering is distinctive for this and a few other species. Cordilleran Flycatchers are almost identical to Pacific-slope Flycatchers, but separated by range.
© Nigel Voaden | Macaulay LibrarySinaloa, April 15, 2015Breeds in dry evergreen and mixed forests in interior western North America, mainly along the Rocky Mountains.
© Noreen Baker | Macaulay LibraryColorado, July 01, 2016