Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Myiozetetes ("fly searcher") similis ("similar")

 

Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) at Alajuela, Costa Rica - November 2025

Featured Subspecies: Myiozetetes similis texensis
Weight: 24-27g  /  Length: 16-18.5cm  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern

With a similar colour palette to the bolder and louder Great Kiskadee, it can be somewhat easy to skim over the more timid social flycatcher, but it is still in itself a widespread and adaptable species. They are versatile with altitude being found over 2200m and have a varied diet which includes invertebrates, berries and even the occasional small vertebrate like tadpoles.
 

Related Species: 
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Myiozetetes
SUBSPECIES: M. s. primulus, M. s. hesperis, M. s. texensis, M. s. columbianus, M. s. similis, M. s. grandis, M. s. pallidiventris

- Sighting Locations - 

COSTA RICA - Spanish (Costa Rica) - Mosquero Cejiblanco
Common resident
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at Tarcoles and Alajuela 

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto