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One species of flycatcher in Galápagos appears extinct. Does the same fate await another?

The radiant Vermilion Flycatcher, recognized for its vivid red feathers.

A species of flycatcher appears to be extinct in Galapagos. Is another species in danger of extinction? Scientists comparing genes of the so-called “Vermilion flycatchers” in Galapagos seven years ago realized that they were looking at two different species. The birds in question were not the Vermilion flycatchers ( Pyrocephalus obscure), which are common throughout […]