Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Toronto? (1 Viewer)

[Michal B]

Saw (and heard) a number of Least Flycatchers today. I was able to get a only couple of photos as they flitted between trees. One of those shows a bird with a yellowish wash over much of its throat and belly. Enough to ID it as a yellow-bellied flycatcher?

 

[tom baxter]

Saw (and heard) a number of Least Flycatchers today. I was able to get an only couple of photos as they flitted between trees. One of those shows a bird with a yellowish wash over much of its throat and belly. Enough to ID it as a yellow-bellied flycatcher?

Yellow throat = Yellow-bellied. Hard for me to be sure of the yellow throat in this photo but it does seem like it’s a Yellow-bellied.

 

[D Halas]

The throat looks far too white for me. Yellow-bellied Flycatchers in the autumn should show little to no contrast between the throat and the belly, unlike the bird in these photos.

 

[qwerty5]

I think they are both Least, photo #2 for sure. I don't see any yellow on the actual throat, and #2 has grayer/browner upperparts than I would expect for a Yellow-bellied.

 

[Michal B]

I had reservations about the ID as Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. I didn't notice the yellow wash until I looked at the photo and at the time I heard nothing other than the Least Flycatchers. I did try increasing the colour saturation of the image and can now see the lack of yellow in the throat. But it was different enough from the Least Flycatcher (#2), that I had to ask. Thanks for the expert input.

Cheers.