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.
The one occurring in the Andes of Colombia is Pyrocephalus obscurus piurae.

Top, Left & Middle: A male. El Cairo area, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, 9 June 2016
Right & Last: A male. Arauca area, Manizales, Colombia, 24 June 2015