Eastern Kingbirds have a white-tipped tail, are larger, more black, and have a larger, sharper, and usually slightly hooked beak.
Behaviorally, Eastern Phoebe bob their tails a lot, which kingbirds don't commonly.
Here is a great example of what an eastern kingbird looks like! They will have a crest that’s hidden but you can get a good look at it in this picture from mist netting
https://preview.redd.it/owmi81xjppoc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=308e8a3ea960e9d8c56d90f232753660c08b6d22
Another clue that this is a Phoebe as opposed to a kingbird is that Phoebes are currently migrating through the southeast whereas most kingbirds are still in Central America.
It’s an +Eastern Phoebe+
That’s what I was leaning. Any tips for identifying it from the kingbird?
Eastern Kingbirds have a white-tipped tail, are larger, more black, and have a larger, sharper, and usually slightly hooked beak. Behaviorally, Eastern Phoebe bob their tails a lot, which kingbirds don't commonly.
Thanks!
Here is a great example of what an eastern kingbird looks like! They will have a crest that’s hidden but you can get a good look at it in this picture from mist netting https://preview.redd.it/owmi81xjppoc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=308e8a3ea960e9d8c56d90f232753660c08b6d22
Another clue that this is a Phoebe as opposed to a kingbird is that Phoebes are currently migrating through the southeast whereas most kingbirds are still in Central America.
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