A scientist managed to capture rare photos of a bird never seen in the area before
“I was shocked to have stumbled upon a Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus) in Brewster on Friday because the closest population of this particular bird is believed to be in Arizona or Texas,” said Mark Faherty.
Mark thinks the bird may have originated from Venezuela.“This species had only been recorded three times in Massachusetts, with those records spread out between 1954 and 2017.”
The little vermilion flycatcher is an endemic species to Galapagos and is closely related to the vermillion flycatcher found on the mainland Americas. The males have a striking red plumage, with black wings and eye markings.
The females are much harder to spot with their comparatively drab grayish colour and peach-coloured breast. The vermilion flycatchers of Galapagos are slightly smaller and duller than their mainland counterparts, however in Galapagos the male vermilion flycatcher is the only truly bright land bird.
