Empidonax albigularis
The White-throated Flycatcher (Empidonax albigularis) is a small, relatively nondescript New World flycatcher, measuring approximately 12.5-13.5 cm in length and weighing 9-12 grams. Its most distinguishing field mark, and the source of its scientific name, is a strikingly bright, contrasting white throat, setting it apart from its often confusing *Empidonax* relatives. Plumage is generally olive-green to grayish-olive on the back, with dusky wings featuring two prominent white to buffy wing ...
Found primarily in moist montane evergreen forests, pine-oak woodlands, and cloud forests, typically at elevations between 1200 and 3000 meters.
Their diet consists almost exclusively of insects, including flies, beetles, wasps, and caterpillars, which they capture primarily through aerial hawking and gleaning.
White-throated Flycatchers are diurnal birds, primarily solitary outside the breeding season, foraging actively during daylight hours. They employ a classic 'sally-glean' foraging strategy, perching upright on an exposed branch, darting out to catch flying insects in mid-air, or gleaning them fro...
The White-throated Flycatcher is primarily a resident of montane regions across Central America. Its breeding range extends from central Mexico (Jalisco, Michoacán, Estado de México, Morelos, and Guerrero south through Oaxaca and Chiapas) through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and C...
Least Concern
- Its scientific name, *albigularis*, is Latin for 'white-throated', directly referencing its most distinctive field mark. - Within the notoriously difficult-to-identify *Empidonax* genus, the White-throated Flycatcher is often considered one of the 'easier' species to visually identify due to it...