Ash-throated Flycatcher Similar Species Comparison
Main SpeciesAsh-throated Flycatcher
A slender flycatcher with a long tail and peaked crown. The face is ashy gray with a whitish throat.
© Bryan Calk / Macaulay LibraryTexas, May 08, 2020A slender flycatcher with a long tail and peaked crown. The face is ashy gray with a whitish throat.
© Sam Zhang / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, January 12, 2021Calls include a variety of gurgling, burry notes.
© Larry Arbanas / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 20, 2008The underside of the tail has a broad stroke of cinnamon down the center bordered by brownish gray.
© Matthew Pendleton / Macaulay LibraryUtah, June 16, 2015Nests in holes in trees, birdhouses, or other holes or crevices.
© David Zittin / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, May 02, 2017Found in dry scrub, open woodlands, and deserts in western North America.
© Marc North / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 24, 2016Similar SpeciesDusky-capped Flycatcher
Dusky-capped Flycatchers have a dark tail with little or no rufous, a brighter yellow belly than Ash-throated, and a darker gray cap, head, and throat.
© Carlos Echeverría / Macaulay LibraryPetén, February 19, 2017Similar SpeciesGreat Crested Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher has little range overlap with Ash-throated. Great Crested is most easily distinguished by voice, bill size, and the brighter yellow belly and extensive rufous in the tail.
© Jack & Holly Bartholmai / Macaulay LibraryWisconsin, June 23, 2008Search species and articles
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