Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus

Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus, Female. Photograph taken within the bush of the greater Bahía de los Ángeles area, Baja California, October 2017. Photograph courtesy of George Flicker, Bahía de los Ángeles. Identification courtesy of Mary & George Flicker, Bahía de los Ángeles.

Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus. Photograph taken within the bush of the greater Loreto  area, Baja California, October 2024. Photograph and identification courtesy of Bob Hillis, Ivins, Utah.

Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus, Immature Male. Bird photographed in the wild in the Los Cabos area of Baja California Sur, December 2019. Photograph courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California.

Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus, Immature Male. Photograph taken in the greater Bahía de los Ángeles area, Baja California, October 2022. Photograph courtesy of George Flicker, Bahía de los Ángeles. Identification courtesy of Mary & George Flicker, Bahía de los Ángeles.

Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus, Male. Photograph taken within a residential community in Alamos, Sonora, October 2019. Photograph and identification courtesy of David F Smith, Alamos, Sonora.

Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus, Male. Photograph taken within a residential community in Hereford, Arizona, March 2006. Photograph and identification courtesy of Bob Behrstock, Sierra Vista, Arizona (naturewideimages.com).

The Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus, is a member of the Tyrannidae Family of Tyrant Flycatchers. They are small in stature. Males and females have significantly different colors. They are found throughout Mexico with the exception of the extreme southern states at elevations up to 3,050 m (10,000 feet). From a conservation perspective the Vermilion Flycatcher is currently considered to be of Least Concern with stable, widely distributed populations. They inhabit open woodland and pasture-land often found perched in the lower branches of trees and shrubs. They consume insects and other anthropods, beetles, crickets, honey bees, and grasshoppers.