Myiozetetes similis
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In 3 days >90%
The social flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) is a passerine bird from the Americas, a member of the large tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country, and every mainland South American country except Chile, Guyana, Suriname, and Uruguay. It has also occurred as a vagrant in the United States.
The social flycatcher was originally described in 1825 as Muscicapa similis, mistakenly placing it in the Old World flycatcher family. In the early twentieth century some authors treated M. s. texensis as a separate species. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 3 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 7 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua |
Very likely
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Social Flycatcher sighting in Salvador on a given day, based on 772 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 107 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–July and September–January
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Social Flycatcher in Salvador on a given day, against about 80% in February and August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Social Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 35 cities where we can rate Social Flycatcher sightings, Salvador has the highest daily chance: about 90%. Next come San Salvador (El Salvador, about 70%) and João Pessoa (Brazil, about 70%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Social Flycatcher that you can see in Salvador (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (over 90%), Tropical Kingbird (about 80%) and Masked Water-Tyrant (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Social Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Salvador (772 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
