Metaquatic 24 Posted May 5 Notice the longer, slim, curved beak. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creeker 163 Posted May 5 Any better shots showing the undertail? It's either a Black-tailed or Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Metaquatic 24 Posted May 5 Sorry, only picture I have. The beak is too long for a Gnatcatcher. Gnatcatcher's face is more rounded with shorter/straighter bill. Any other guesses? Saguaro National Park iw West of Tuscon Arizona, for those who may not know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lonestranger 317 Posted May 5 13 minutes ago, Metaquatic said: The beak is too long for a Gnatcatcher. Here's a blue-gray gnatcatcher right from Whatbird's search feature, the same image is also used in the iBird app. The bill looks as long to me as your bird's bill. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Spencer 1,102 Posted May 5 Bill / beak deformities aren't uncommon. This looks like it might even be an advantage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Metaquatic 24 Posted May 5 Seems like the consensus is Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lonestranger 317 Posted May 5 (edited) Just to clarify, I wasn't IDing @Metaquatic's bird as a Blue-gray gnatcatcher. I was using the blue-gray's photo for bill comparison only, not to support an ID of which gnatcatcher is in the original photo. Edited May 5 by lonestranger Clarity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creeker 163 Posted May 5 Of the two possibles, due to the undertail and longer bill, I like Blue-Gray. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
