Rose-throated Becard

Pachyramphus aglaiaeOrder: PASSERIFORMES Family: Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Codes: Common Name: RTBE Scientific Name: PACAGL ITIS Taxonomic No.: 178384

Breeding Location:

Forests

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester

Breeding Population:

Casual to rare

Egg Color:

White with brown blotches

Number of Eggs:

2 - 6

Incubation Days:

15 - 17

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Lined with finer materials., Lichen, bark, vine, pine-needles, spider web, feathers.

Migration:

Some migrate

General

Rose-throated Becard: Small flycatcher with gray upperparts, black cap, pale rose-red throat, and pale gray underparts. Female has dark brown upperparts, rufous underparts and cheek patch, dark gray cap, and pale throat.

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.

Breeding and 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.

Foraging and Feeding

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

Readily Eats

Meal Worms

Vocalization

Rose-throated Becard: Song is a plaintive, reedy "wheeuu-whyeeeuur, wheeuu-whyeeeuur." Call is a sad, down-slurred, whistled "theeoou", often preceded by reedy chatter.

Similar Species

Rose-throated Becard: None in range.

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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

Underparts

Belly, undertail coverts, chest, flanks, and foreneck.

Upperparts

Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.

Cap

The area on top of the head of the bird.

Riparian

Relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural watercourse (as a river) or sometimes of a lake or a tidewater.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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