Birds Around Las Vegas, Wildlife Around Las Vegas
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General Description: Ash-throated Flycatchers (Myiarchus cinerascens) are medium-sized flycatchers with red in the wings and tail, plus a yellow belly. Taxonomy: Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Tyranninae. Favored Habitat: Desert scrub with perches and places with trees. |
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Where to Find: Ash-throats are fairly common. Watch for them in most desert areas flying out from a perch to catch a passing fly. Their rolling call often gives away their location before you see them. Corn Creek and Calico Basin are good places to check. Comments: |
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Almost all of the brown flycatchers with red in the wings seen around Las Vegas are Ash-throats, however, it is important to note that the red in the tail does not reach the tip of the tail feathers. This is in contrast to the Brown-crested Flycatcher, uncommon around Las Vegas, that has red all the way to the tip of the feathers. |
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If you were a tasty flying insect, this might be the last face you'd ever see! |
 Ashy throat and red in the wings |
 It is not uncommon to see ATFL foraging on the ground |
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 Ash-throated Flycatcher; Portal, Arizona |
 Ash-throated Flycatcher, notice sub-terminal red in tail |
 Ash-throated Flycatcher, notice sub-terminal red in tail |
 Ash-throated Flycatcher in flight |
 Ashy throat and red in the tail |
 Adult feeding grasshopper to fledgling |
 Notice the yellow lips on this young bird |
 Ash-throated Flycatcher |
 Ash-throated Flycatcher nest hole in cottonwood tree |
 Ash-throated Flycatcher nest cavity in cottonwood tree |
 Ash-throated Flycatcher nest cavity in cottonwood tree (close up) |
 Old Mojave Yucca with some dead, hollow stems |
 Flycatcher nest inside dead, hollow stem of a Mojave Yucca |
 Ash-throated Flycatcher nest cavity in Joshua tree |
 There is an Ash-throated Flycatcher nest down there! |
Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
; Last updated 240119
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