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Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus (Boddaert, P 1783)
The scarlet flycatcher or austral vermilion flycatcher is a species of flycatcher, closely related to the vermilion flycatcher. It is found in southeastern Bolivia and Brazil, Paraguay to Argentina and Uruguay. It is recognized as a species by some taxonomic authorities, including the International Ornithologists' Union. Others still consider it to be a subspecies of the vermilion flycatcher. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Tyrannidae
Genus:
Pyrocephalus
Scientific:
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Tyrannidae
Genus:
Pyrocephalus
Scientific:
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Original description
Citation:
(Boddaert, P 1783)
Reference:
Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton
Protonym:
Muscicapa rubinus
Type locality:
restricted to Teffe, Brazil by Zimmer, 1941, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 1126, p. 16.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/64/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
1456993D48B01C82
Avibase ID:
avibase-1456993D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/1456993D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178371
Geographic range:
- Pyrocephalus rubinus: disjunctly, southwestern USA from central California to northeastern Nicaragua, northern South America from Colombia to Guyana, and west of the Andes to southeastern Peru, and breeds northern Argentina and Uruguay to southern Brazil, Paraguay, and southeastern Bolivia; southern breeders winter from southeastern Colombia and eastern Ecuador to eastern Bolivia and central and eastern Brazil
- Pyrocephalus rubinus rubinus: breeds northern Argentina and Uruguay to southern Brazil, Paraguay, and southeastern Bolivia; winters from southeastern Colombia and eastern Ecuador to eastern Bolivia and central and eastern Brazil
- Pyrocephalus rubinus obscurus: western Peru (Lima)
- Pyrocephalus rubinus cocachacrae: southwestern Peru (Ica to Tacna) and adjacent northern Chile
- Pyrocephalus rubinus major: southeastern Peru (Cusco and Puno)
- Pyrocephalus rubinus ardens: northern Peru (Cajamarca, Amazonas, and far eastern Piura)
- Pyrocephalus rubinus piurae: Colombia (west of eastern Andes) to western Ecuador and northwestern Peru
- Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus: arid southwestern Texas to Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz
- Pyrocephalus rubinus flammeus: arid southwestern USA to Baja California and northwestern Mexico (Nayarit)
- Pyrocephalus rubinus blatteus: southeastern Mexico (southern Veracruz) to Guatemala and Honduras
- Pyrocephalus rubinus pinicola: lowland pine savanna of northeastern Nicaragua
- Pyrocephalus rubinus saturatus: northeastern Colombia to northern Venezuela, Guyana, and northern Brazil
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Source: Clements checklist
Vermilion Flycatcher
Bulgarian:
Американска червена мухоловка
Catalan:
mosquer cardenal
Czech:
tyranovec rubínový
Danish:
Rubintyran
German:
Rubintyrann
Esperanto:
vermiljona muŝtirano
Spanish:
Mosquero Cardenal
Spanish (Spain):
Mosquero Cardenal
Estonian:
rubiintikat
Finnish:
rubiinityranni
French:
Moucherolle vermillon
Croatian:
crveni muhar
Hungarian:
rubinfejű tirannusz
Icelandic:
Rúbínhersir
Italian:
Pigliamosche vermiglio
Japanese (romaji):
benitairanchou
Japanese:
ベニタイランチョウ
Lithuanian:
ugninė musinukė
Latvian:
rubīna tirāniņš
Dutch:
Rode Tiran
Norwegian:
Rubintyrann
Polish:
żarek (rubinowy)
Portuguese:
verão
Portuguese (Brazil):
príncipe
Portuguese (Portugal):
caça-moscas-escarlate
Russian:
Красный мухолов
Slovak:
pamuchár tmavochrbtý
Serbian:
Crvena muharka
Swedish:
Rubintyrann
Turkish:
Ateş Renkli Sinekkapan
Ukrainian:
Москверо вогнистий
Chinese:
朱红霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
朱紅霸鶲
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 66th suppl.): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Scarlet or Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus [rubinus or obscurus]) |
| Avilist 2025: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Common Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Common Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Common Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Common Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Common Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 2] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Moucherolle vermillon ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Vermilion Flycatcher (Vermilion) ( Pyrocephalus rubinus [rubinus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Vermilion Flycatcher (Vermilion) ( Pyrocephalus rubinus [rubinus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Vermilion Flycatcher (Vermilion) ( Pyrocephalus rubinus [rubinus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Vermilion Flycatcher (Vermilion) ( Pyrocephalus rubinus [rubinus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025): Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Pyrocephalus [rubinus or nanus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Американска червена мухоловка
Catalan: mosquer cardenal
Czech: tyranovec rubínový
Danish: Rubintyran
German: Purpurtyrann, Rubintyrann
English: Common Vermilion Flycatcher, Scarlet or Vermilion Flycatcher, Vermilion Flycatcher, Vermilion Flycatcher (Vermilion)
English (Avilist): Vermilion Flycatcher
English, HBW: vermilion flycatcher sp.
English (IOC): Vermilion/Scarlet Flycatcher
English (United States): Vermilion Flycatcher
Esperanto: vermiljona muŝtirano
Spanish: Cazamoscas Rojo, Churrinche, Mosquerito rojo, Mosquero cardenal, Mosqueta Sangre de Toro, Saca-tu-real, Titiribí Pechirrojo
Spanish (Argentine): Churrinche
Spanish (Chile): Saca-tu-real
Spanish (Colombia): Titiribí Pechirrojo
Spanish (Costa Rica): Mosquerito Rojo
Spanish (Cuba): Bobito vermellón
Spanish (Ecuador): Mosquero Bermellón (Pájaro Brujo)
Spanish (Spain): Mosquero Cardenal
Spanish (Honduras): Mosquerito rojo
Spanish (Mexico): Mosquero Cardenal, Papamoscas Cardenalito
Spanish (Nicaragua): Cazamoscas Rojo
Spanish (Panama): Mosquero Bermellón
Spanish (Peru): Mosquero Bermellón
Spanish (Paraguay): Churrinche
Spanish (Uruguay): Churrinche
Spanish (Venezuela): Atrapamoscas Sangre de Toro
Estonian: rubiintikat
Finnish: Rubiinityranni
French: Moucherolle écarlate, Moucherolle vermillon, Moucherolle vermillon (rubinus), Moucherolle vermillon ou M. de Gould
French (Guyane): Moucherolle vermillon
Guarani: Guyra pytâ, Guyra tata
Croatian: crveni muhar
Hungarian: rubinfejű tirannusz
Icelandic: Rúbínhersir
Italian: Pigliamosche vermiglio
Japanese (romaji): benitairanchou
Japanese: ベニタイランチョウ
Scientific: Muscicapa coronata, Muscicapa rubinus, Pyrocephalus [rubinus or obscurus], Pyrocephalus rubinus, Pyrocephalus rubinus [rubinus Group], Pyrocephalus rubinus rubinus
Lithuanian: ugninė musinukė
Latvian: rubīna tirāniņš
Dutch: Rode Tiran
Norwegian: Rubintyrann
Polish: żarek (rubinowy), zarek rubinowy, żarek rubinowy
Portuguese: canário-sanguinho, mãe-do-sol, papa-mosca-vermelho, príncipe, sangue-de-boi, são-joãozinho, verão
Portuguese (Brazil): canário-sanguinho, mãe-do-sol, papa-mosca-vermelho, principe, príncipe, sangue-de-boi, são-joãozinho, verão
Portuguese (Portugal): caça-moscas-escarlate, Príncipe
Russian: Красный мухолов, Красный тиран, Красный тиранн, огненный мухоед
Slovak: pamuchár tmavochrbtý
Serbian: Crvena muharka
Swedish: Rubintyrann
Turkish: Ateş Renkli Sinekkapan
Ukrainian: Москверо вогнистий
Chinese: 朱红霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 朱紅霸鶲
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