Episode 4: A Deep Dive into the Vermilion Flycatcher

09/01/21 • 22 min

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.
Transcript
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
Ríos Chelén, A.A., Macías Garcia, C., & Riebel, K. (2005). Variation in the song of a sub-oscine,
the vermilion flycatcher. Behaviour 142 (1121-1138).

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
Ríos Chelén, A.A., Macías Garcia, C., & Riebel, K. (2005). Variation in the song of a sub-oscine,
the vermilion flycatcher. Behaviour 142 (1121-1138).

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