Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Identification Tips:
- 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.