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.