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Vermilion Flycatcher (male)
Pyrocephalus rubinus
-34.5273, -55.0485
Field Notes
Description:
The Vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. Most flycatchers are rather drab, but the vermilion flycatcher is a striking exception (well, the male is, the female is much less striking). The maximum size of this bird is around 15-18cm.
Habitat:
Vermilion flycatchers generally prefer somewhat open areas, and are found in trees or shrubs in savannah, scrub, agricultural areas, riparian woodlands, and desert as well, but usually near water. Their range includes almost all of Mexico; it extends north into the southwestern United States, and south to scattered portions of Central America, parts of northwestern and central South America, and on southwards to central Argentina. They are also found in the Galapagos Islands. The form inhabiting the Galapagos (P. r. nanus) is sometimes split as Pyrocephalus nanus, Darwin's flycatcher or the Galapagos flycatcher.
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