Pyrocephalus rubinus
            
               (L 6" WS 10" Wt 0.51 oz)
          
         
            
               In courtship male may present
               female with a butterfly...12
               subspecies are recognized.
          
         
            
               Estero Llano
               Grande St Pk
            
               02Nov10
          
         
            
               Quinta Mazatlan
            
               McAllen, TX
            
               02Nov10
          
         
            
               © Bob
               McGuire
            
               Macaulay
               Library
          
         
            
               Pyrocephalus in Greek
means
               fire head; rubinus
means red
               or reddish.
          
         
            
               © BirdNote,
            
               Bob Sundstrom