Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya

Identification Tips:

• Length: 6.25 inches
• Large, triangular, brownish head
• Brownish-gray upperparts
• Grayish throat and breast
• Cinnamon belly and undertail coverts
• Lacks wing bars
• Often wags tail
• Juveniles have cinnamon wing bars

Similar species:

The Say's Phoebe is somewhat similar to pewees but is darker, wags its tail and lacks wing bars (adults). Eastern Phoebe has a darker head and whiter underparts.

Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.