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Scarlet flycatcher

Pyrocephalus rubinus (Boddaert, 1783)

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The scarlet flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) is a species in the family Tyrannidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12.4 g to 14.4 g and live up to 5.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Scarlet flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the scarlet flycatcher

Weight
12.4 g – 14.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
5.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.87src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.75src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the scarlet flycatcher live?

Not recorded

What is the scarlet flycatcher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Scarlet flycatcher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scarlet_flycatcher&oldid=1364135331), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the scarlet flycatcher endangered?

The scarlet flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the scarlet flycatcher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTyrannidae
  6. genusPyrocephalus
  7. SpeciesPyrocephalus rubinus (Boddaert, 1783)

Synonyms Muscicapa coronata, Muscicapa rubinus, Pyrocephalus rubinus rubinus

Other names and names in other languages (62)
  • Common vermilion flycatcherEnglish
  • Vermilion flycatcherEnglish
  • Vermillion flycatcherEnglish
  • mosquer cardenalCatalan
  • tyranovec rubínovýCzech
  • gwybedog gloywgochWelsh
  • RubintyranDanish
  • RubintyrannGerman
  • PurpurtyrannGerman
  • skarlata muŝtiranoEsperanto
  • TitiribíSpanish
  • Atrapamoscas pechirrojoSpanish
  • Atrapamoscas sangretoroSpanish
  • CapiturrínSpanish
  • ChurrincheSpanish
  • Mosquerito RojoSpanish
  • Mosquero cardenalSpanish
  • Mosquetero bermellónSpanish
  • Mosquetero sangretoroSpanish
  • Pájaro brujoSpanish
  • Papamoscas bermellónSpanish
  • Papamoscas cardenalitoSpanish
  • PetirrojoSpanish
  • Saca tu realSpanish
  • Saca-tu-realSpanish
  • Titiribí pechirrojoSpanish
  • TurtupilinSpanish
  • TurtupilínSpanish
  • VenturillaSpanish
  • rubiintikatEstonian
  • rubiinityranniFinnish
  • Moucherolle écarlateFrench
  • Moucherolle vermillonFrench
  • ורמיליוןHebrew
  • crveni muharCroatian
  • rubinfejű tirannuszHungarian
  • pigliamosche scarlattoItalian
  • Pigliamosche vermiglioItalian
  • ベニタイランチョウJapanese
  • ugninė musinukėLithuanian
  • Raudonasis tironasLithuanian
  • rubīna tirāniņšLatvian
  • Sarkanais tirānmušķērājsLatvian
  • tatampilimfy
  • TsįyaatsiiłchííʼNavajo
  • Rode TiranDutch
  • Scharlaken TiranDutch
  • żarek rubinowyPolish
  • żarek (rubinowy)Polish
  • VerãoPortuguese
  • caça-moscas-cardealPortuguese
  • príncipePortuguese
  • Красный тираннRussian
  • Красный мухоловRussian
  • Огненный мухоедRussian
  • pamuchár tmavochrbtýSlovak
  • Crvena muharkaSerbian
  • Ateş Renkli SinekkapanTurkish
  • москверо вогнистийUkrainian
  • 朱红霸鹟Chinese
  • 猩紅霸鶲Chinese
  • 猩红霸鹟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the scarlet flycatcher

Other species in the same genus Pyrocephalus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the scarlet flycatcher?

An adult scarlet flycatcher weighs 12.4 g – 14.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the scarlet flycatcher endangered?

The scarlet flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the scarlet flycatcher live?

The scarlet flycatcher has a recorded lifespan of 5.5 years.

What kind of animal is the scarlet flycatcher?

The scarlet flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{scarlet_flycatcher_2026,
  title = {Scarlet flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarlet-flycatcher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}