Order: Passeriformes | Family: Tyrannidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adults | Sex: Males and Females | Loc. Lima, Peru
Age: Adults | Sex: Males and Females | Loc. Lima, Peru
Age: Adults | Sex: Males and Females | Loc. Amazonian Peru and Brazil
Age: Adult and Juvenile | Sex: Male and Unknown | Loc. Huaraz, Peru
Status: The Vermilion Flycatcher is a common resident on the western lowlands and in parts of the Marañon drainage. In Amazonia, the Vermilion Flycatcher is an Austral migrant expected in the region during the months of April through November. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, Bo, and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Mosquero Bermellón.
Sub-species: Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus piurae), J. T. Zimmer, 1941. W Colombia S to NW Peru.
(Pyrocephalus rubinus ardens), J. T. Zimmer, 1941. N Peru (extreme E Piura, Cajamarca, Amazonas).
(Pyrocephalus rubinus obscurus), Gould, 1839. W Peru (Lima region).
(Pyrocephalus rubinus cocachacrae), J. T. Zimmer, 1941. SW Peru S to extreme N Chile.
(Pyrocephalus rubinus 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.
Meaning of Name: Pyrocephalus: Gr. pur, puros= fire and kephale= head. rubinus: Old French rubin= ruby, rubinus, ruber = ruby-coloured, red, ruddy.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2017.