Episode 4: A Deep Dive into the Vermilion Flycatcher

One of my favorite bird since childhood, the Vermilion Flycatcher or Pyrocephalus rubinus is the subject of our next deep dive. Join me in finding out more about this amazing little bird.

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References

• Andrews, B.J., Sullivan, M., & Hoerath, J. D. (1996). Vermilion flycatcher and black phoebe feeding on fish. Wilson Bulletin. 108(2), P. 377-378.
• Charles Darwin Foundation. (2020). Philornis downsi. Galapagos Species Checklist. https://www.darwinfoundation.org/en/datazone/checklist?species=10067
• Cornell Labs. (2019). Vermilion Flycatcher. All About Birds. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Vermilion_Flycatcher/overviewhttps://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Vermilion_Flycatcher/overview 
• Dunn, P. (2006). Pete Dunn’s Essential Field Guide Companion. Houghton Mifflin.
• Ellison, K. S. (2008). Nest reuse by vermilion flycatchers in Texas. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120(2) 339-344.
• Howell, S.N.G., & Webb, S. (2004). A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern central america. Oxford. 
• Leuba, C., Tebbich, S., Nemeth, E., Anchundia, D., Heyer, E. Moquera, D.A., Richner, H., Roojas Alleri, M.L., Sevilla, C., & Fessi, B. (2020). Effect of an introduced parasite in natural and anthropogenic habitats on the breeding success of the endemic little vermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus in the Galápagos [Abstract]. Journal of Avian Biology. 51(8). https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02438
• Marvin, P. (2021-04-19). Vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus) [Audio recording]. Avibase: The world bird database. https://www.xeno-canto.org/641938. This recording is licensed under  Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
• Marvin, P. (2021-04-19). Vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus) [Audio recording]. Avibase: The world bird database. https://www.xeno-canto.org/641942 . This recording is licensed under  Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
• Raulston, B. [ed]. (2013). Vermilion flycatchers on the LCR: A summary of data from 1970–2 012. Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program.  https://www.lcrmscp.gov/reports/2012/c51_sumrep_1970-2012.pdf 
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