---
title: "Vermilion Flycatcher"
description: "Pyrocephalus rubinus — Birds. The scarlet flycatcher or austral vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/vermilion-flycatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Vermilion Flycatcher

> Pyrocephalus rubinus — Birds. The scarlet flycatcher or austral vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

- Scientific name: *Pyrocephalus rubinus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 94874
- Wikidata: [Q572657](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q572657)
- iNaturalist taxon: [16447](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/16447)

## Names

- en: Vermilion Flycatcher
- de: Rubintyrann
- es: Mosquero cardenal
- fr: Moucherolle vermillon
- nl: Scharlaken tiran
- pl: Żarek rubinowy

## Countries with the most observations

MX (47037), US (25924), AR (4994), CO (4962), PE (3672), EC (2377), BR (1881), UY (445), BO (403), BZ (378), CL (114), VE (107)

## Summary

The scarlet flycatcher or austral vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_flycatcher

## Photo

![Vermilion Flycatcher](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/vermilion-flycatcher/medium.jpg)

Photo: jubileej · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285235538

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/vermilion-flycatcher?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).