Ash-throated Flycatcher

The nest is built in a tree cavity or similar natural or man-made hole, and the normal clutch is three or four eggs.

The Ash-throated Flycatcher is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in desert scrub, riparian forest, brushy pastures and open woodland from the western United States to central Mexico. It is a short-distance migrant retreating from most of the U.S. and northern and central Mexico, spending the winter from southern Mexico to Honduras. This bird is also prone to wander, with single birds often seen outside its normal breeding range as far away as the east coast of North America. More

The Ash-throated Flycatcher has a range around the globe of 3.5 million square kilometers. This bird is found to be native in North and Central America. In 2000, the Ash-throated Flycatcher was considered to be a Lower Risk as a result of the population at that time. Today, this bird has a global population of almost 9 million individual birds and consequently the evaluation for the Ash-throated Flycatcher has been updated accordingly to reflect the downgraded concern. More

The Ash-throated Flycatchers are warm weather residents of Kaweah Oaks Preserve, just like their cousins the Western Kingbirds. You can begin seeing them in April and throughout the summer months. They depart in August for warmer climes. Ash-throated flycatchers do not have as bright a yellow color on their under parts as the Western Kingbird. More

Ash-throated Flycatcher, Louis Agassiz Fuertes Louis Agassiz Fuertes Inhabits forests throughout the Southwest from Texas to the Pacific, north to Oregon, Nevada, Utah and Colorado and south over the Mexican highlands to northern Central America. USGS Ash-throated Flycatcher Map Nests in natural or abandoned tree cavities in deep shady forests and deserts. Lays three to seven, usually four buff brown eggs with brown longitudinal lines. More

Ash-throated Flycatcher 27 - Travis Co, TX - June Ash-throated Flycatcher 21 - Travis Co, TX - June Ash-throated Flycatcher 20 - Travis Co, TX - June Ash-throated Flycatcher 19 - Travis Co, TX - June Ash-throated Flycatcher 18 - Travis Co, TX - June Ash-throated Flycatcher 17 - Travis Co, TX - June Ash-throated Flycatcher 16 - Travis Co, TX - June Ash-throated Flycatcher 15 - Travis Co, TX - June Ash-throated More

Ash-throated Flycatcher Range MapView dynamic map of eBird sightings Field MarksHelp - * AdultPopOutZoom In Adult * © Kevin T. Karlson Similar Species - * Brown-crested Flycatcher very similar, but has different calls, slightly thicker and broader bill, and rufous of tail feathers extends to tip. More

Ash-throated FlycatcherThe Ash-throated Flycatcher is a medium sized bird measuring around 19-21 cm (7-8 in), with a wingspan of 30-32 cm (12-13 in), and weighing in at 21-38 g. The Ash-throated Flycatcher is commonly found in open arid areas especially in the Western part of North America. Male and female Ash-throated Flycatchers do not differ much with regards to physical description. Their feathers on the back are grayish-brown while feathers on the chest and throat are pale gray. More

Ash-throated Flycatchers are generalists when it comes to breeding habitat. They breed in chaparral, mesquite thickets, oak scrub, dry plains spotted with trees or cacti, deserts, and open deciduous and riparian woodlands. back to top Diet Like other flycatchers, Ash-throated Flycatchers forage for food by "hawking." From a perch, they make short flights, or sallies, to capture nearby flying insects. They seldom return to the same perch. More

The Ash-throated Flycatcher is typically a bird of open, arid habitats, although in Washington, it is restricted to a small band of Garry oak and streamside woodlands in the southeastern Cascade foothills. back to top Behavior - Much of the time Ash-throated Flycatchers sit still and are inconspicuous. When foraging, they sit on a branch and fly out in short bursts to glean prey from low foliage, branches, or the ground. More

Bent Life History for the Ash-throated Flycatcher - the common name and sub-species reflect the nomenclature in use at the time the description was written. ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER MYIARCHUS CINERASCENS CINERASCENS (Lawrence) HABITS The ash-throated flycatcher is widely distributed in western North America, breeding as far north as Washington (rarely), as far east as central Colorado, and thence southward into Mexico, from northern Lower California eastward to Tamaulipas. More

The Ash-throated Flycatcher is a large flycatcher with rufous primaries, a rufous tail with a darker tip, grayish-brown upperparts, a pale grayish breast, and pale yellowish belly. ash-throated flycatcher Female - Sexes are the same. Seasonal change in appearance - None. Juvenile - Juveniles are slightly browner above. More

Ash-throated Flycatchers are fairly common, and in some places quite abundant, throughout most of the western United States and Mexico. The breeding range extends as far north as Oregon and Washington, as far east as central Texas, and as far south as central Mexico. Ash-throated Flycatchers are generalists when it comes to breeding habitat. They breed in chaparral, mesquite thickets, oak scrub, dry plains spotted with trees or cacti, deserts, and open deciduous and riparian woodlands. More

Ash-throated Flycatcher is slightly smaller, and its coloring is more subtle. Male and female Ash-throated Flycatchers look alike. They are grayish brown on their back and head and have a bushy crest. The throat and breast are pale gray; the belly and undertail coverts are pale yellow. The tail is dusky brown above but rufous and brown on the underside. In juveniles, the rufous coloration extends the entire length of the tail. More

Picture of an Ash-throated flycatcher on greenhouse. Migration of the Ash-throated flycatcher male ash throated flycatcher = The Ash-throated flycatcher spends the winter in Mexico and Central America. They arrive back in California in the spring. Range of the Ash-throated flycatcher The Ash-throated flycatcher spends the summer in California. More

Ash-throated Flycatcher - near Mount Gretna, Lebanon County; November 21, 2009. Photo by Drew Weber. This bird was found by Mandy Pennypacker, Bob Snyder, Randy Miller, and Sid Hostetter during a Mount Gretna Bird Club walk. It was seen from November 20th to the 28th and represents the 1st record for Lebanon County and only the 4th record for Pennsylvania! Ash-throated Flycatcher - near Mount Gretna, Lebanon County; November 22, 2009. Photos by Larry Usselman. More

In the California deserts Ash-throated Flycatchers nest primarily in cottonwood-willow riparian, mesquite woodland, Joshua tree/yucca, and xeric-riparian woodland. Nesting has been confirmed in Amargosa Canyon, Piute Spring, and along the Lower Colorado River corridor at Havasu, Chemehuevi Wash, and the Whipple Mountains (McCreedy, in prep). Nesting is commonly observed in the Owens Valley, watersheds of the Western Sierra Nevada, the Central Valley, the San Francisco Bay Area, and other parts of northern California outside the scope of this report (Cardiff and Dittmann 2002). More

Ash-throated Flycatchers readily nest in wooden nest boxes, and experiments using nest boxes to increase nesting success has shown some promise (Bock et al 1992) (Cardiff and Dittmann 2002). Works cited: Alsop, F.J. III. 19990. First Tennessee Record of Ash-throated Flycatcher. Migrant 61: 41-43. Armistead, H.T. 1980. Middle Atlantic Coast Region. Am. Birds 33: 260-263. Beaton, G., P.W. Sykes, and J.W. Parrish, Jr. Annotated checklist of Georgia birds. Occasional Publication No. 14. More

The Ash-throated Flycatcher is familiar to any birder in San Diego County. But probably few of us think much about the other 21 species with which the Ash-throat shares the genus Myiarchus More

Ash-Throated Flycatchers Nesting In My Backyard - If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Ash-Throated Flycatcher Ash-Throated Flycatcher photo by Mark Schmitt This beautiful peaceful bird is another one of my favorite nesting birds in my backyard. I think I love it mostly because of it’s soft, melodious call and the ballet style movements of flight that the Ash-Throated Flycatcher demonstrates. More

Ash-throated Flycatcher, found by Bruce Peterjohn & Ed Sigda at the Fresh Pond unit ... jeffgyr — 1 janvier 2008 — Delaware's first documented Ash-throated Flycatcher, found by Bruce Peterjohn & Ed Sigda at the Fresh Pond unit of Delaware Seashore State Park during the Rehoboth Christmas Bird Count, 29 Dec 2007. Video shot by Jeffrey A Gordon on 31 Dec 2007. More