Vermilion Flycatcher (VMFC) Pyrocephalus obscurus
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pancamo/5295145931/in/album-721576 https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Vermilion_Flycatcher/id 25680805830/
Male Female
Characteristics Habitat
➔ Length: 12.3 - 13.8 cm ➔ Commonly found in almost all of Mexico ➔ Weight: 11.3 - 14.8 g and central South America, less ➔ Wingspan: 24.13 - 25.4 cm commonly found in the southwestern United States ➔ Sexually Dimorphic: Males have an ➔ Lives in dry areas near water, riparian orange reddish color on their heads and woodlands, and open spaces with fronsides from their throat to their tails shrubs or loosely packed small trees ➔ Females have slight orange/yellow ➔ Migrates in winter time to southern and coloring on their belly lower elevation places
Behavior
➔ Perches on a small tree/shrub/porch/etc, flying out ~6-10 feet to catch insects and back to the same spot to consume ➔ Males might present females with gifts of colorful insects, or attempt to attract females with their song ➔ Prefers to nest in the splits on tree
branches in nests made of twigs, lichen http://www.peruaves.org/tyrannidae/vermilion-flycatcher-pyrocephal and other soft materials us-rubinus/ Adult Male, Juvenile unknown. Vermilion Flycatcher (VMFC) Pyrocephalus obscurus
Diet Range
➔ Mostly a variety of insects ➔ Has been known to be an opportunistic feeder eating other Picture of map? Range map from smaller organisms that it can find like AllAboutBirds fish and lizards
Zzyzx-Specific Information
➔ Though sightings can be somewhat rare at the Desert Studies Center, it is always a treat to encounter this striking species ➔ Most observations are made during the Spring and Summer months
Conservation Status
➔ IUCN status: Least Concern, but declining ➔ Status in the Mojave desert: Least https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Vermilion_Flycatcher/maps-r Concern, but declining ange
Did you know?!
➔ Male Vermilion Flycatchers tend to lose their color in captivity due to different diets than wild ones ➔ Occasional victims of brood parasitism by the Brown-Headed Cowbird
Photo by Cissy Beasly https://feederwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/vermilion-flycatcher- cissy-beasley.jpg
Male Adult Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Vicens, J., & Christie, D. (2004). Handbook of the Birds of the World Vol. 9, Cotingas to Pipets and Wagtails (p. 375). Lynx. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/verfly/cur/introduction
Davie, O. (1898). Nests and Eggs of North American Birds (5th ed., p. 314). The Landon Press. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Vermilion_Flycatcher/maps-range https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103682912/118649386
Hanna, Wilson C. (July 1936). "Vermilion Flycatcher a Victim of the Dwarf Cowbird in California" (PDF). The Condor. 38 (4): 174. doi:10.2307/1363600. JSTOR 1363600.
Compiled by Kenneth Van