Gray Kingbird Photo Gallery
Large flycatcher with heavy bill. Gray above, white below, with brown wings and tail. Often shows dark mask through eye and onto cheek.
© Peter Trimble / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, November 04, 2018Large gray-brown flycatcher with big head and heavy bill, giving a bull-headed look. Tail often appears notched and does not show white at the tip.
© Carlos Sanchez / Macaulay LibraryFlorida, June 15, 2019Sits on exposed perches in open and semiopen habitats, often around humans. With small movements of the head, scans for flying insects and then flies out after them in pursuit.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryGuárico, December 27, 2012Not all videos have soundColor pattern is distinctive: uniform gray upperparts, with dark mask through eye, and white underparts. Note heavy bill, even compared with other kingbirds. Tail lacks white edges and tip.
© Christoph Moning / Macaulay LibraryRincón, January 07, 2016Juveniles often have cinnamon to brownish margins on the wing coverts and uppertail coverts.
© Ryan Schain / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, October 24, 2016Juveniles have cinnamon to brownish margins on the wing coverts and uppertail coverts. Note also the yellowish gape at the base of the bill on this recently fledged individual.
© Eric VanderWerf / Macaulay LibraryLa Guajira, July 30, 2017Pursues flying insects on long aerial chases. In flight, note white underparts, gray upperparts, and relatively short tail lacking both white outer tail feathers and white terminal band.
© Tom Johnson / Macaulay LibraryNew Jersey, November 28, 2017Eats mostly flying insects, often caught on long aerial chases. Fairly conspicuous in open and semiopen coastal areas, mangroves, and towns.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryChrist Church, March 01, 2018Compare with Similar Species
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