North Louisiana Wildlife
Vermillion flycatcher hidden behind limbs

Did you know that male vermilion flycatchers bring female vermilion flycatchers gifts of flashy insects while courting?

Vermilion Flycatchers
at
a Glance

Vermillion flycatcher flying

Key Features:

Male vermilion flycatchers are small, bright red birds with black backs and wings. Females are gray-brown birds with white throats and salmon-red on their bellies.

Least Concern - Population Decreasing

Habitat:

Grasslands

nesting habits:

Vermilion flycatchers build nests on leafless branches in trees near streams out of cocoons, grass, lichen, spiderwebs, and twigs.

seasons vermilion flycatchers are active in our area:

Spring, fall

Diet:

Insects

hunting Behavior:

Vermilion flycatchers hunt by ambushing flying insects from perches.

commonly confused with:

Say’s Phoebes and Scarlet Tanagers

Vermillion flycatcher perched in a bare tree

Female vermilion flycatchers are often confused with say’s phoebes because both are gray-brown birds with red coloring on their bellies. Female vermilion flycatchers have white throats.

Vermillion flycatcher perched on top of a bare tree

Male vermilion flycatchers are often confused with male scarlet tanagers because both are bright red birds. Male vermilion flycatchers have black backs. Male scarlet tanagers have red backs.

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