Bird Identifier

Bird Encyclopedia

Search and identify 1,000+ birds — with size, habitat, diet, voice, behavior, and the field marks that tell them apart.

Say's Phoebe

Say's Phoebe

A soft cinnamon-bellied flycatcher of open, dry western landscapes that often nests on cliffs, barns, and abandoned buildings.

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Black Phoebe

Black Phoebe

A sooty-black flycatcher with a crisp white belly that is almost always found perched near water, pumping its tail.

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Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

A plain grayish-brown flycatcher that pumps its tail while perched and famously nests on bridges, eaves, and other man-made structures.

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Tropical Kingbird

Tropical Kingbird

A common, widespread tropical flycatcher with a gray head, olive back, lemon-yellow belly, and a rapid twittering call, nearly identical to Couch's Kingbird.

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Cassin's Kingbird

Cassin's Kingbird

A chunky gray-headed flycatcher of southwestern oak country, best told from the similar Western Kingbird by its darker chest and raspy voice.

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Eastern Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird

A bold, crisp black-and-white flycatcher known for fearlessly attacking hawks and crows that stray near its nest.

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Eastern Wood-Pewee

Eastern Wood-Pewee

A quiet, olive-gray flycatcher of eastern woodlands, best known for its plaintive, slurred "pee-a-wee" song.

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Western Kingbird

Western Kingbird

A pale gray-headed, lemon-bellied flycatcher commonly seen perched on wires and fence posts across open western landscapes.

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Western Wood-Pewee

Western Wood-Pewee

A drab, grayish-olive flycatcher of western woodlands best identified by its harsh, nasal 'peeer' call given from an exposed perch.

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Great Kiskadee

Great Kiskadee

A big, boldly patterned flycatcher named for its loud 'kis-ka-dee' call, often seen near water snatching insects, small fish, and fruit.

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