Most flycatchers are drab by colour, but the male Vermilion Flycatcher has a brilliantly red body.
It is usually seen perched fairly low in open areas near water, dipping its tail gently.
Females are much less colourful and have a peach-colored belly with a dark gray upperside.
Based on a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2016, the scientific name of the Vermilion Flycatcher was changed from Pyrocephalus rubinus into Pyrocephalus obscurus.
Some of the formerly considered subspecies were classified as a full species and as of 2016 there are nine widely recognized subspecies.
This is Pyrocephalus obscurus mexicanus which occurs in southern Texas south to central and southern Mexico.

Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA, 11 April 2007