Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) - HBW 9, p. 374
French: Moucherolle vermillon
German: Rubintyrann
Spanish: Mosquero Cardenal
Taxonomy: Muscicapa rubinus Boddaert, 1783, Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
Racial boundaries poorly delineated in some cases; further research needed to clarify limits. Galapagos races (nanus, dubius) sometimes treated as one or two separate species. Birds from SE Peru (Huiro and Chaquimayo) described as race major, but validity has repeatedly been questioned; breeding grounds of this purported race unknown. Twelve subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- flammeus van Rossem, 1934 - breeds SW USA (SE California E locally to Oklahoma and Texas) S to NW Mexico; N populations winter in S of breeding range and S to Central America.
- mexicanus P. L. Sclater, 1859 - S USA (S Texas) S locally to C & S Mexico.
- blatteus Bangs, 1911 - SE Mexico, Belize and N Guatemala.
- flammeus van Rossem, 1934 - breeds SW USA (SE California E locally to Oklahoma and Texas) S to NW Mexico; N populations winter in S of breeding range and S to Central America.
- mexicanus P. L. Sclater, 1859 - S USA (S Texas) S locally to C & S Mexico.
- blatteus Bangs, 1911 - SE Mexico, Belize and N Guatemala.
- pinicola T. R. Howell, 1965 - E Honduras (Mosquitia) and NE Nicaragua.
- nanus Gould, 1839 - Galapagos Archipelago (except San Cristóbal).
- dubius Gould, 1839 - San Cristóbal I (Chatham), in Galapagos.
- saturatus Berlepsch & Hartert, 1902 - NE Colombia, W & N Venezuela, Guyana and N Brazil.
- piurae J. T. Zimmer, 1941 - W Colombia S to NW Peru.
- ardens J. T. Zimmer, 1941 - N Peru (extreme E Piura, Cajamarca, Amazonas).
- obscurus Gould, 1839 - W Peru (Lima region).
- cocachacrae J. T. Zimmer, 1941 - SW Peru S to extreme N Chile.
- rubinus (Boddaert, 1783) - breeds SE Bolivia, Paraguay and SE Brazil S to Argentina (S to Río Negro) and Uruguay; winters mostly E of Andes N to E Ecuador and SE Colombia and E through Amazonia and S Brazil.
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waiting for a prey next to a puddle Locality Limon Canyon, Olmos, Lambayeque Department, Peru (ssp piurae)
Daniêl Jimenez 21 November 2012 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 27 sec 4.7 -
Adult male perching on small tree close to the water Locality Hato El Cedral, Apure State, Venezuela
Thore Noernberg 18 July 2012 42 weeks ago 27 sec 4.6 -
A male moving among different perches Locality Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands (ssp nanus)
Anna Motis 22 August 2005 5 years ago 15 sec 4.4 -
A female perched on a stick, flying away and coming back with a prey, then defecating and lifting up head and breast feathers, Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
Pere Sugranyes 6 July 2010 2 years ago 31 sec 4.3 -
one male bird looking around Locality Limon Canyon, Olmos, Lambayeque Department, Peru (ssp piurae)
Daniêl Jimenez 21 November 2012 9 weeks ago 50 sec 4.3 -
A male perched on a line. Locality Santa Eulalia Valley, Lima Department, Peru (ssp obscurus)
Yoel Jimenez 13 November 2012 9 weeks ago 19 sec 4.3 -
A male on a branch, looking for a prey Locality San Miguel, Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia (ssp saturatus)
Pere Sugranyes 31 May 1999 7 years ago 8 sec 4.2 -
A male perched on a branch Locality Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands (ssp nanus)
Eric van Poppel 31 August 1993 7 years ago 25 sec 4.1 -
A male arriving to a branch and then flying away Locality San Miguel, Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia (ssp saturatus)
Pere Sugranyes 31 May 1999 6 years ago 13 sec 4.1 -
A male perched in a tree Locality Pisco, Ica Department, Peru (ssp obscurus)
Keith Blomerley 8 November 2004 7 years ago 23 sec 4.1 -
A female flycatching from a dead tree Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp rubinus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 July 2007 5 years ago 33 sec 4 -
A male perched. Locality Olmos, Lambayeque Department, Peru (ssp piurae)
Yoel Jimenez 19 November 2012 10 weeks ago 30 sec 4 -
A near view of a female preening and flying away. Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
Pere Sugranyes 4 July 2010 2 years ago 20 sec 4 -
A female perched, flying away and coming back with a prey in the bill, but don't eating it. Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
Pere Sugranyes 8 July 2010 2 years ago 9 sec 4 -
Male feeding nestling. Locality San Bernardino County, California, USA (United States) (ssp flammeus)
Conan Guard 1 May 2009 3 years ago 10 sec 4 -
A male perched on a windblown branch Locality Estero Llano Grande State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA (United States)
steve dillinger 20 December 2006 3 years ago 16 sec 4 -
A frontal view of a male perched looking around searching for insects. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp flammeus)
Don DesJardin 10 November 2008 4 years ago 37 sec 4 -
An adult bird on a branch, flying and returning with food Locality Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp flammeus)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2004 5 years ago 17 sec 4 -
A male perched on a thin branch Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp saturatus)
Pere Sugranyes 31 May 1999 6 years ago 24 sec 3.9 -
A male perched on a branch Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp saturatus)
Pere Sugranyes 2005 7 years ago 27 sec 3.9 -
First a male perched, later a female on her nest. Locality Lomas de lachay, Lima Department, Peru (ssp obscurus )
Yoel Jimenez 15 November 2012 16 weeks ago 20 sec 3.8 -
A male on a branch looking around and flying away. Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
Pere Sugranyes 7 July 2010 2 years ago 37 sec 3.8 -
A juvenile male on a rock and flying away Locality Reinita de Cielo Azul Reserve, San Vicente de Chucurí, Santander Department, Colombia (ssp saturatus)
Josep del Hoyo 4 February 2007 5 years ago 13 sec 3.8 -
A female plumaged bird on a tree top, then flying away Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp blatteus)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2006 5 years ago 25 sec 3.8 -
Two females perched on a twig. Locality Santa Eulalia Valley, Lima Department, Peru (ssp obscurus)
Yoel Jimenez 13 November 2012 9 weeks ago 15 sec 3.7 -
A male on a barbed wire, then flying away Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp blatteus)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2006 5 years ago 24 sec 3.7 -
A male bird perched and flies away, while a female takes his place. Locality Santa Eulalia Valley, Lima Department, Peru (ssp obscurus)
Yoel Jimenez 13 November 2012 9 weeks ago 18 sec 3.7 -
a male perched Locality Lomas de lachay, Lima Department, Peru (ssp obscurus)
Daniêl Jimenez 15 November 2012 11 weeks ago 23 sec 3.7 -
A lateral view of an adult female Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp flammeus)
Don DesJardin 28 February 2002 5 years ago 18 sec 3.7 -
A male perched on an electricity wire and flying away. Locality Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize District, Belize (ssp blatteus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2005 5 years ago 9 sec 3.6 -
the sooty morph of Lima, perched on the fence of my garden Locality Chaclacayo, Lima Department, Peru
Wim ten Have 25 November 2012 7 weeks ago 13 sec 3.6 -
A male looking around and flicking its tail Locality Unare Lagoon, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela (ssp fusca)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 August 2003 5 years ago 21 sec 3.6 -
A male flying from a tree to a fence Locality Ajijic, Jalisco State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp blatteus)
Eldert Groenewoud 18 October 2006 5 years ago 38 sec 3.6 -
A male arriving to the top of a branch Locality San Miguel, Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia (ssp saturatus)
Pere Sugranyes 31 May 1999 7 years ago 5 sec 3.6 -
A bird on a tree catching insects and preening Locality Estancia Itabó, Canindeyú Department, Paraguay (ssp rubinus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 May 2005 7 years ago 42 sec 3.6 -
juvenile bird Locality Chaparrí Reserve, Lambayeque Department, Peru (ssp piurae)
Daniêl Jimenez 17 November 2012 10 weeks ago 36 sec 3.5 -
A bird in a tree eating a wasp Locality Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp flammeus)
Curt Kessler 31 July 2007 5 years ago 30 sec 3.5 -
A female on a wire Locality Ajijic, Jalisco State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp blatteus)
Eldert Groenewoud 18 October 2006 5 years ago 33 sec 3.5 -
A male in a tree and flyinig away Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp rubinus)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2005 6 years ago 20 sec 3.3 -
2 female birds Locality Santa Eulalia Valley, Lima Department, Peru (ssp obscurus)
Daniêl Jimenez 13 November 2012 11 weeks ago 16 sec 3.3 -
A bird changing perches and flycatching. Locality Sumidero Canyon, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp mexicanus)
Josep del Hoyo 8 April 2009 3 years ago 30 sec 3.3 -
Male preening. Locality Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp flammeus)
Ken Simonite 11 April 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 17 sec 3.2 -
A female in a dead tree looking for prey in all directions Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp rubinus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 July 2007 5 years ago 36 sec 3.1 -
One adult male. Locality Mato Grosso Federal University (UFMT), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 6 June 2011 1 year ago 12 sec 3 -
A male on a branch Locality Campina do Itararé, Santana do Itararé, Paraná State, Brazil
Edson Rosa 22 May 2010 2 years ago 31 sec 3 -
A female on a branch, then flying away. Locality Yagul Archaeological Ruins, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp mexicanus)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2009 3 years ago 15 sec 3 -
A male perched in a tree then flying away Locality Imbabura Province, Ecuador
Keith Blomerley 15 November 2009 3 years ago 23 sec 3 -
A male flycatching from a dead tree, repeatedly returning to its perch. Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp blatteus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 28 July 2005 5 years ago 25 sec 3 -
A male perched on a wire and flying away Locality Chaca Valley, Tarapacá Region, Chile (ssp cocachacrae)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2003 8 years ago 8 sec 3 -
A male on a wire Locality Tepoztlán, Morelos State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp blatteus)
Juan Sanabria 31 May 2006 6 years ago 31 sec 2.8 -
A male perched on a corn stalk Locality Chaca Valley, Tarapacá Region, Chile (ssp cocachacrae)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2003 8 years ago 4 sec 2.8 -
A male in a bush Locality Pueblo Libre, Huaraz, Ancash Department, Peru (ssp obscurus)
Josep del Hoyo 1 August 2003 6 years ago 17 sec 2.7 -
A male perched on a wire Locality Tepoztlán, Morelos State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp blatteus)
Juan Sanabria 31 May 2006 6 years ago 32 sec 2.5 -
A male changing of perch and looking around. Locality Oaxaca, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp mexicanus )
Josep del Hoyo 18 April 2009 3 years ago 31 sec 2.3 -
A female on a wire and flying away Locality Chaca Valley, Tarapacá Region, Chile (ssp cocachacrae)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2003 8 years ago 2 sec 2
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