Scarlet flycatcher

Scarlet flycatcher
in the Pantanal, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Pyrocephalus
Species:
P. rubinus
Binomial name
Pyrocephalus rubinus
(Boddaert, 1783)

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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2017). "Pyrocephalus rubinus (amended version of assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103682912A118649386. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103682912A118649386.en. Retrieved 30 April 2018.