#pyrocephalus rubinus

[occasionallybirds]

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)

October 13, 2025

Lago Vista, Texas

I think this is an immature male

[podartists]

Icterus bullockii | Icterus cucullatus nelsoni | Icterus parisorum | Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus

Plate XXXI | Die Nordamerikanische Vogelwelt (1891)

[nitadraws]

Januaraptor day 28! Pyrocephalus rubinus (Scarlet flycatcher)

Even more villagers! I saw a photo of this bird and went "huh, the eye thing kindof looks like a thief mask" and went from it

[backyard-birding]

HYYYAAAGHHH

Darn twig in the way

I honestlydidn’t know these guys wintered here! But I saw 2-3 today!

Tried my hand at editing, too. This was one of the only decent photos I got today.

I love vermillion flycatchers! Love their goody little red head and their little mask and their little beaks UGH

I honestly like them more than most birds in the area. Chats are always above.

Anyway, he kept flitting from a tree down to water to go catch some little buggies. Then he flew and landed right next to us and stared at us, letting me take a handful of photos <3

[fullfrontalbirds]

Scarlet Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)

© Vicente Pantoja Maggi

[flight-freeze-frame]

Scarlet Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)

© Becca Cockrum

[okapiaconcolor]

Príncipe - Vermilion Flycatcher por silene andrade

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Vermilion Flycatcher

Photo: Wendy Miller

"Most flycatchers are drab, but the male Vermilion Flycatcher is a brilliant exception. It is usually seen perched fairly low in open areas near water, dipping the tail gently like a phoebe. As if the male's bright colors were not advertisement enough, he also displays by puffing up his feathers and fluttering high in the air while singing repeatedly. Fairly common in parts of the southwest, the Vermilion Flycatcher is also widespread in Central and South America."

- Audubon Field Guide