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Rose-throated Becard

Pachyramphus aglaiaeOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Rose-throated Becard Breeding Male Portrait
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Overview

Rose-throated Becard: Small flycatcher with gray upperparts, large head with black cap, pale rose-red throat, and pale gray underparts. Catches insects in flight. Also eats their larvae, fruits and berries. Flight is weak and often of short duration, with rapid shallow wing beats.

Range and Habitat

Rose-throated Becard: Breeds from southeastern Arizona and Rio Grande Valley of Texas southward. Winters south of U.S.-Mexico border. Found in desert riparian forests, open woodlands, and mangroves.

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Voice Text

"wheeuu-whyeeeuur, wheeuu-whyeeeuur", "theeoou"

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Family Flycatcher (Tyrannidae)_blue
Species Pachyramphus aglaiae
Length6.5 - 7.25 Inches
Wingspan11.5 Inches

Rose-throated Becard

Rose-throated Becard: Small flycatcher with gray upperparts, large head with black cap, pale rose-red throat, and pale gray underparts. Catches insects in flight. Also eats their larvae, fruits and berries. Flight is weak and often of short duration, with rapid shallow wing beats.

● Song: "wheeuu-whyeeeuur, wheeuu-whyeeeuur", "theeoou"

● Foraging & Feeding: Rose-throated Becard: Eats insects, fruits, and berries; forages for insects in mid-air or by gleaning from foliage.

● Breeding & nesting: Rose-throated Becard: Two to six white eggs with brown blotches are laid in a nest made of lichens, bark, vines, pine needles, spider webs, and feathers, lined with finer materials, and built from 13 to 70 feet above the ground, often suspended from the tip of a branch. Incubation ranges from 15 to 17 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Rose-throated Becard: None in range.

Flight Pattern

Weak flights, often of short duration, with rapid shallow wing beats.
Rose-throated Becard Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Rose-throated Becard: Breeds from southeastern Arizona and Rio Grande Valley of Texas southward. Winters south of U.S.-Mexico border. Found in desert riparian forests, open woodlands, and mangroves.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationCasual to rare
MigrationSome migrate
Weight1.1 Ounces