A glimpse of brilliant red flitting from tree to tree in the southwest Unites States, Central America and parts of South America is likely to be a male Vermillion Flycatcher.

The Vermillion Flycatcher is about 7 inches in length, the males having bright red head and underparts offset by dark brown feathers and the females having a peach-colored belly with a dark grey upperside. They feed on insects, flies, grasshoppers and beetles, usually snatching them in mid-flight. They love riparian and scrub areas. Nests are made out of twigs, stems and roots and lined with hair. They lay 2-3 eggs which are incubated for about two weeks by the female. The young leave the nest after just fifteen days after hatching. The monogamous couple will usually have two broods a year.

During the mating season, the male will seek out colorful insects like butterflies to present to the female.