Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus rubinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusPyrocephalus
SpeciesPyrocephalus rubinus (Vermilion Flycatcher)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Tikal National Park

2 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026

45,223 Verified sightings across all 57 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Vermilion Flycatcher

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.

The scarlet flycatcher was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1779 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-colored plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Muscicapa rubinus in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. The type locality was restricted to Tefé on the Amazon River by the American ornithologist John T. Zimmer in 1941. The scarlet flycatcher is now placed in the genus Pyrocephalus that was introduced in 1839 by the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould. The generic name combines the Ancient Greek purrhos meaning "flame-colored... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tolmomyias sulphurescens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Rhynchocyclus brevirostris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Attila spadiceus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Myiarchus crinitus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Oncostoma cinereigulare

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Onychorhynchus coronatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Platyrinchus cancrominus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
2	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
4	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
5	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
6	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
7	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
8	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
9	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
10	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
11	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
12	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
13	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
14	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
15	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
16	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
17	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
18	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
19	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
20	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
21	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
22	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
23	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
24	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
25	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
27	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
28	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
29	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
30	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
31	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
32	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
34	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
35	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
36	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
37	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
38	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
39	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
41	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
42	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
43	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
44	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
45	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
46	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
47	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
48	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
49	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
50	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
51	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
52	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
53	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
54	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
55	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
56	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
57	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

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Vermilion Flycatcher

About the Vermilion Flycatcher

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Social Flycatcher

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Yellow-olive Flycatcher

Eye-ringed Flatbill

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Bright-rumped Attila

Great Crested Flycatcher

Northern Bentbill

Tropical Kingbird

Royal Flycatcher

Great Kiskadee

Stub-tailed Spadebill

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found