Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens

f8 @ 1/4000s, ISO:800, Nikon D3S w 500mm

"Ash-throated Flycatcher," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The ash-throated flycatcher 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. Adult ash-throated flycatchers are 19–20 cm (7.5–7.9 in) long and weigh 24–31 g (0.85–1.09 oz). The upperparts are olive brown, with a darker head and short crest. The breast is gray and the belly is a very pale yellow. The brown tail feathers and wings have rufous outer webs, and there are two dull wing bars. The sexes are similar.

Green Valley, Arizona

04/29/2018