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Illustration of a Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) egg, 17.4 × 13.1 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Pyrocephalus rubinus

  • 17.4 × 13.1 mm
  • Clutch: 2–4 eggs
Breeds in United States, Mexico, Central America (6 countries) and South America (10 countries)
show all 18Canada & United States: United States
Mexico: Mexico
Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

White or creamy, with bold dark blotches and small lighter spots.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 50 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 179, 1942), p. 304.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Vermilion Flycatcher, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Vermilion Flycatcher, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: de la Peña 2025, Aves Argentinas tomo 9, p. 288.
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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