Species
Pyrocephalus rubinus (Vermilion flycatcher)
Pyrocephalus rubinus. Photo: (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The scarlet flycatcher or austral vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) 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.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
- Family: Tyrannidae (Tyrant flycatchers)
- Genus: Pyrocephalus
- Species: Pyrocephalus rubinus (Vermilion flycatcher)
- Genus: Pyrocephalus
- Family: Tyrannidae (Tyrant flycatchers)
- Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)