Distinguishing Characteristics of

Central Utah's Breeding Flycatcher Groups

Distinguishing Characteristics	Flycatcher
Smallest flycatchers. Two light-colored wing bars--white eye-rings, whitish to yellowish below, gray to darker olive-gray on back. Difficult to separate by appearance only.	Empidonax group 5 species
Largest flycatchers--Yellow or white underparts. Tail dark, maybe white-edged or banded. Gray to black back.	Kingbird group (Tyrannus) 3 species
Brown in tail and wings. Smoke gray throat and upper breast. Whitish under chin. Arid areas. Medium sized.	Ash-throated Flycatcher 1 species (Mylarchus)
Pale orange-rust belly and undertail. Tail black--contrasts with body. Arid areas. Medium sized.	Say’s Phoebe 1 species (Sayornis)
Dark breast coloration separated by whitish strip in middle-- “unbuttoned vest appearance”. Medium sized. No wing bars. Sometimes, white tufts from underwings. Conifer habitats.	Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 species (Nuttallornis)
Small size-- slightly larger than Empidonax. No eye-ring. Two wing bars. Darker coloration. Dark breast, head, back.	Western Wood-Pewee 1 species (Contopus)