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 70% of wildlife watchers report a Social Flycatcher sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 1,697 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 288 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and July–August
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Social Flycatcher in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against about 60% in February–March and December, 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 68 parks where we can rate Social Flycatcher sightings, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 70%. Next come Masaya Volcano National Park (Nicaragua, about 70%) and Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 70%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Social Flycatcher that you can see in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 50%), Couch's Kingbird (about 40%) and Tropical Kingbird (about 40%), 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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (1,697 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.
