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Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by steve (XC964190). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus
Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingi
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 834,260 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 131,591 |
| Oregon | 20,042 |
| Colorado | 19,362 |
| California | 10,169 |
| Oklahoma | 5,869 |
| Washington | 3,859 |
| Arizona | 2,914 |
| New Jersey | 2,663 |
| Mexico | 2,533 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Tyrant Flycatchers · Tyrannidae |
| Genus | Myiarchus Flycatchers · Myiarchus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
- Spring Songbirds of Ontario
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Ash-throated Flycatcher with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.