Vermilion Flycatcher and Black Phoebe feeding on fish.

Wilson Bulletin | June 1, 1996| | Copyright

We describe our observations of two species of flycatchers, the Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) and the Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) feeding on fish. Observations of Black Phoebes capturing fish have been noted as unusual (Bent 1942, Lawson 1975), and this is the first account of a Vermilion Flycatcher feeding on fish (Bent 1942, Terres 1980).

We made these observations at the Hassayampa River Rest Area approximately 6 km southeast of Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona. On 2 Dec. 1993, we observed an adult male Vermilion Flycatcher eating a small ...

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