Gray Flycatcher Similar Species Comparison

Slim pale flycatcher. Drab gray overall with a thin eyering, a pale mark in front of the eye, and pale wingbars. The bill is long and thin.

Small gray flycatcher with a thin bill, a thin white eyering, and paler gray wingbars.

Small grayish flycatcher with a fairly long bill (compared to other Empidonax), a thin eyering, and darker wings with two grayish wingbars. The bill is mostly pinkish or yellowish below, usually with a blackish tip. Habitually dips its tail downward.

Characteristically twitches its tail up and down while perched.

Breeds in dry woodlands and shrublands in western North America, including sagebrush and pinyon pine woodlands.

Generally grayer than other Empidonax flycatchers, but best recognized by habit of twitching its tail downward while perched.