Jan 1

Bird of the day

Darwin's flycatcher

Pyrocephalus nanus

The brujo flycatcher (Pyrocephalus nanus) is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. It is also known as Darwin's flycatcher or the little vermilion flycatcher.

The brujo flycatcher is about 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 11 to 14 g (0.39 to 0.49 oz). Adult males have a bright vermilion, scarlet, or orange forehead and crown down to the eye. Their lores and ear coverts are blackish brown and form a "mask" that continues around their nape. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are blackish brown, with slightly paler remiges and wing coverts. The lower part of their face, their throat, and their underparts are the same shade of red as their crown. Adult females have a grayish brown head with an indistinct grayish supercilium. Their back, rump, wings, and tail are grayish brown that is darkest on the tail. Their throat is whitish. Their underparts progress from pale red on the breast to salmon on the undertail coverts, with thin gray streaks on the breast, sides, and flanks. Both sexes have a dark brown iris, a brownish black bill, and black to brownish black legs and feet.

Aliases

Darwin's Flycatcher

Range

Range map of Darwin's flycatcher

Data retrieved on September 27, 2026 at 4:36 PM