Pyrocephalus nanus (Brujo Flycatcher)

Brujo Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus nanus Gould, J 1838

Darwin's flycatcher or little vermilion flycatcher is a species of flycatcher, closely related to the vermilion flycatcher. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. The taxon was described as full species Pyrocephalus dubius by John Gould in 1838. The same threats that led to the San Cristóbal flycatcher's extinction, including invasive species such as rats, threaten the Darwin's flycatcher today. Populations on the islands of Santa Cruz, Fernandina, Rabida and Isabela. It lives in humid forests and shrubland. They have an average lifespan of 5 years. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Tyrannidae
Genus:
   Pyrocephalus
Scientific:
  Pyrocephalus nanus

Original description

Citation:
Gould, J 1838

Reference:
Zool. Voy. Beagle [Darwin] pt9 p.45 pl.7

Protonym:
Pyrocephalus nanus

Type locality:
Galapagos Archipelago; type from James Island [= San Salvador] , fide Ridgway, 1894, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 17, p. 365.

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40300068

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
F7667798E8B416B1

Avibase ID:
avibase-F7667798

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F7667798

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 712553

Geographic range:

Pyrocephalus nanus: dry to humid woodland from lowlands to hills of Galapagos (extinct or possibly so on Santa Cruz, Floreana, and San Cristóbal)
Pyrocephalus nanus nanus: Galapagos (except San Cristóbal)
Pyrocephalus nanus dubius: formerly San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos); extinct, last reported 1987

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Brujo Flycatcher
Danish:
Galapagostyran
German:
Galápagostyrann
Spanish:
Mosquero de Galápagos
Spanish (Spain):
Mosquero de Galápagos
French:
Moucherolle des Galapagos
Italian:
Pigliamosche vermiglio delle Galapagos
Japanese:
ガラパゴスタイランチョウ
Norwegian:
Galapagostyrann
Polish:
zarek galapagoski
Portuguese (Portugal):
caça-moscas-de-darwin
Russian:
Галапагосский мухолов
Slovak:
pamuchár motýľoletý
Swedish:
darwintyrann

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Brujo Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Brujo Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Brujo Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Galapagos Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Galapagos Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Galapagos Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Galapagos Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Galapagos or San Cristobal Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus [nanus or dubius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Galapagos or San Cristobal Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus [nanus or dubius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Galapagos or San Cristobal Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus [nanus or dubius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Galapagos or San Cristobal Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus [nanus or dubius])
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Moucherolle des Galapagos ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Brujo Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Brujo Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Brujo Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Brujo Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Vermilion Flycatcher (Galapagos) ( Pyrocephalus rubinus nanus/dubius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Vermilion Flycatcher (Galapagos) ( Pyrocephalus rubinus nanus/dubius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Vermilion Flycatcher (Galapagos) ( Pyrocephalus rubinus nanus/dubius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Vermilion Flycatcher (Galapagos) ( Pyrocephalus rubinus nanus/dubius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Vermilion Flycatcher (Galapagos) ( Pyrocephalus rubinus nanus/dubius) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Vermilion Flycatcher (Galapagos) ( Pyrocephalus rubinus nanus/dubius) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Brujo Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Brujo Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Brujo Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Brujo Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Darwin's Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Darwin's Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Darwin's Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Darwin's Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Darwin's Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Brujo Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Brujo Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Brujo Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Brujo Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus nanus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Pyrocephalus [rubinus or nanus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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