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Ash-throated
Flycatcher
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Myiarchus
Species: cinerascens
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La. passer sparrow, small bird
La. forma form, kind, species
Gr. turannos tyrant
La. tyrannus tyrant, despot, king
Gr. muia a fly
Gr. arkhos lord, prince
La. cinis ashes, embers |
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About seven inches long. Brown upperparts and tail with
white bars on the wings. Pale gray throat and breast. Yellow underside.
Brownish upper, darker finely barred wings and tail. |
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.
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. Eggs
hatch after about two weeks incubation and young leave the nest in about another two
weeks.
Catches insects in flight and also eats fruit.
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The Ash-throated Flycatcher Nestbox
has a 6" by 6" floor, 9" inside ceiling, 1 1/2" diameter entrance hole
located 7" above the floor and ventilation openings. Kit is assembled with corrosion
resistant screws fit to pre-drilled countersunk pilot holes. Hinged roof is secured
with shutter hooks for easy access.
Mount on tree or post in a secluded area in the woods, forest or field edge, or near a
stream between four and ten feet high with partial sun and shade.
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Ash-throated Flycatcher
Birdhouse Plans |
Remove the nest after the brood rearing seasons are over. Resources
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