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Unlike most tyrant flycatchers, in this species the male and female are quite different. 

The male is largely bright red in color and engages in a spectacular aerial courtship display which involves ?towering? and diving in front of the female.

 

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Vermillion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)

nesting in Velvet Mesquite Tree (Prosopis velutina)

 


 
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