| [NO LOCAL IMAGE YET] | A winter visitor to the Imperial Valley, look
for its olive-brown body, white-throat and light yellow belly.
Prefers mesquite trees found in rural and desert areas. Similar in appearance to the larger and more numerous Western Kingbird. Also, compare it to the Olive-Sided Flycatcher which has a narrow, white band centered down its breast. |
If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Ash-Throated Flycatcher
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:Ash-Throated Flycatcher - Nice image and field notes displayed by the Kaweah Oaks Preserve Web site in Tulare County, California.
The following "WAV" format sound file is copyrighted by Doug Von Gausig of Sedona, Arizona, as part of "The Sounds of Nature" Web site at www.naturesongs.com:
- http://www.naturesongs.com/atfl3.wav - The song of the Ash-Throated Flycatcher.
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us