Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Nutting's Flycatcher

Myiarchus nuttingi

Spanish: Papamoscas de Nutting

Nutting's Flycatcher (Myiarchus nuttingi)
Photographed by zihuadean on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Nutting's flycatcher, Myiarchus nuttingi, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in semi-arid desert scrub and tropical deciduous forest from western Mexico to northwest Costa Rica. It is normally a year-round resident, but has been known as an occasional vagrant to southern California and Arizona–(southeastern, central, and western), in the United States. Most often recorded in May, Nov, Mar, Dec.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Tyrannidae
Local records5 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records1,488 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2013 – 2025
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Nutting's Flycatcher (Myiarchus nuttingi) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/myiarchus-nuttingi/, 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.