Social Flycatcher

The Social Flycatcher and Vermilion-crowned Flycatcher are passerine birds from the Americas, a member of the large tyrant flycatcher family .

The Social Flycatcher is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Social Flycatchers breed in plantations, pasture with some trees, and open woodland from northwestern Mexico south to northeastern Peru, southern Brazil and northwestern Argentina. It is a common and wide-ranging species and thus not considered threatened by the IUCN. They like to perch openly in trees, several meters above ground. From such perches they will sally out for considerable distances to catch insects in flight, to which purpose they utilize a range of aerobatic maneuvers. More

The Social Flycatcher is similar to its close relative, the Grey-capped Flycatcher, Myiozetetes granadensis, which shares much of its range. The adult Grey-capped Flycatcher has a much weaker head pattern, with a grey head and a short indistinct eyestripe. Calls / Vocalization The call is a sharp peeurrr and the dawn song is a chips-k’-cheery. More

from the Social Flycatcher is the latter’s strong black-and white head pattern. The call is a sharp nasal kip and the dawn song is a kip, kip, kip, k’beer. Grey-capped Flycatchers sally out from an open perch in a tree to catch insects in flight. They sometimes hover to take small berries. References - * BirdLife International (2004). Myiozetetes granadensis. 2006. More

This Social Flycatcher was photographed at World Birding Center - Rio Bentsen Park, Mission, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. More

Social Flycatcher at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley S.P., Hidalgo County, TX In a winter featuring the one of the greatest invasions of Mexican rarities into the Lower Rio Grande Valley in recent memory, this Social Flycatcher must be considered the crown jewel to date. Discovered by John Arvin on January 7, this bird stayed near the resaca at the northern perimeter of the park for the next week. More

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SOCIAL FLYCATCHER Myiozetetes similis Click here for articles for relating to this species. Looking like a mini Great Kiskadee, the Social Flycatcher actually isn More

documented record of the Social Flycatcher in the ABA area. To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. Would you like to comment? Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you're already a member). Guest Passes let you share your photos that aren't public. Anyone can see your public photos anytime, whether they're a Flickr member or not. More