B L | W W | W | Family | Latin Name |
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8.5" 21.6cm | 12" 30.5cm | 1.0 oz 28.4 | Tyrannidae | Myiarchus cinerascens |
Distribution: The Ash-throated Flycatcher is a member of the Myiarchus flycatcher family. It is likely the most common of its group in the southwest regions of the US. Seen from the western boundaries of Oklahoma, diagonally northwest though Colorado, southern Wyoming, west through Oregon, touching into southern Washington, south through all of California and on to the California Baja. It is also seen east through the US border states as far as eastern Texas. It is also common throughout Mexico.
ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.