Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Vermilion Flycatcher
The Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Pyrocephalus rubinus flammeus
- Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus
- Pyrocephalus rubinus blatteus
- Pyrocephalus rubinus pinicola
- Pyrocephalus rubinus saturatus
- Pyrocephalus rubinus piurae
- Pyrocephalus rubinus ardens
- Pyrocephalus rubinus obscurus
- Pyrocephalus rubinus cocachacrae
- Pyrocephalus rubinus rubinus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa rubinus
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- restricted to Teffe, Brazil by Zimmer, 1941, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 1126, p. 16.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.42
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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