A bird that sure looks raging on fire.
The vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus) is a passerine bird that belongs in the tyrant flycatcher familt of birds. It is exactly what its name paints it to be, a bright red bird that captures flying insects it darts onto.
They usually measure from 5.1 to 5.5 inches in length, from head to tail. They generally way no more than 0.39 to 0.49 ounces.
Males are characterized by an intense orang-red plumage with a dark brown eye mask and brown back, wings, and tail. Females and younger ones, on the other hand, are grey-brown in color and have a peach colored-belly, with subtle streaks across their breast and a salmon-red blush on their underparts.
Vermillion flycatchers are mostly found in the majority of Mexico, as well as in southwestern United States, some portions of Central America, and parts of northwestern and central America. These flycatchers like to live in trees and shrubs in savannahs, riparian woodlands, tropical forests, and agricultural areas.
They are also sometimes found in Canada. They also dwell in deserts, especially in place with ample water access nearby.
While there are no regional differences among the vermillion flycatchers in the America, some of these birds in South America can be seen with a ashy grey-brown color.
These flycatchers are mostly active during the day and spend their time tracking down insects and catching them mid-air after darting from a perch. They like to stay in shrubs or small trees and wait for the prey to pass by, and then chase them until they successfully capture their targets.
They usually communicate with trill call that sounds like “peet-peet”, and may also exhibit a pleasant flight song.
The population of the vermillion flycatchers are not threatened at present time, but they are suffering from habitat loss because of urbanization, among many reasons.
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