Social flycatcher
| Social flycatcher | |
|---|---|
| In Tulum, Mexico. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Myiozetetes |
| Species: | M. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Muscicapa similis (protonym) Myiozetetes texensis (see text) | |
The social flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) is a passerine bird from the Americas, a member of the large tyrant flycatcher family (Tyrannidae).
It is sometimes split into two species with the social flycatcher, Myiozetetes texensis, from Costa Rica northwards to Mexico and the vermilion-crowned flycatcher, M. similis proper, from southwest Costa Rica across South America.