Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Myiarchus cinerascens

Spanish: Papamoscas cenizo

Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Photographed by zihuadean on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The ash-throated flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) 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. This bird is also prone to wander, with single birds often seen outside its normal breeding range as... Most often recorded in Jan, Apr, Dec, Mar.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Tyrannidae
Local records8 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records24,632 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2013 – 2020
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

Cite as: “Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/myiarchus-cinerascens/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.