Myiozetetes similis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Social Flycatcher sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park on a given day, based on 487 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 325 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Social Flycatcher in Manuel Antonio National Park on a given day, against about 10% in July and August, the lowest months. That is one of Manuel Antonio National Park's wettest months, with about 660 mm of rain against 35 mm in February.
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.
44th of 68
Of the 68 parks where we can rate Social Flycatcher sightings, Manuel Antonio National Park ranks 44th at about 20%. The best odds are in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 70%), Masaya Volcano National Park (Nicaragua, about 70%) and Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 70%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Social Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Manuel Antonio National Park (487 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
