[4] The classification of the rose-throated becard was long controversial, with taxonomists arguing either that it was a cotinga or a tyrant flycatcher.

[5] Rose-throated becards usually occur in riparian areas of pine-oak woodlands and evergreen forest.

They breed from south-easternmost Arizona and extreme southern Texas of the United States to western Panama.

Three to six eggs are laid, with great variation in color including off-white, light purple, olive, and pinkish.

General data on their population is unknown, but they are declining at the edge of their range due to human activity.