VERMILION FLYCATCHER Pyrocephalus rubinus
You would have to be extremely drunk to confuse the male Vermilion Flycatcher with any other Paraguayan bird, his vivid red plumage and habit of perching conspicuously making him a particularly easy bird to see. Females on the other hand are quite different, drab, brown and streaky. Makes you wonder what the males see in them!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE553PH) Adult male ventral, location unknown (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE554PH) Adult male at dusk, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE555PH) Adult male ventral, Arroyos y Esteros, Departamento Cordillera (Clyde Morris November 2008).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE556PH) Immature male ventral, location unknown (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE557PH) Immature male ventral, Buffalo Bills, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Jerry Cooper October 2008).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE558PH) Adult female, PN Tinfunque, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Alberto Esquivel August 2003).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE559PH) Adult female, PN Tinfunque, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Alberto Esquivel August 2003).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE2629PH) Adult female, PN Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith April 2011).
FIGURE 9 - (FPAVE560PH) Juvenile, Bahía Negra, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 10 - (FPAVE561PH) Adult male roadkill, Ruta Trans-Chaco km500, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 11 - (FPAVE562PH) Same individual head detail (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 12 - (FPAVE563PH) Same individual underwing (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 13 - (FPAVE564PH) Same individual upperwing (Paul Smith October 2008).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE565VI) Same individual as (FPAVE553PH) (Paul Smith September 2006).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE566VI) Adult male, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith November 2010).
VIDEO C - (FPAVE2630VI) Adult female, PN Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith April 2011).
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