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Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis

Described by: Spix (1825)
Alternate common name(s): Vermilion-crowned Flycatcher
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

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Range

N. Central America s. through tropical South America;
Two populations;
(1) N. Mexico (s. Sonora to n. Sinaloa)
(2) W. Mexico (s. Sinaloa, w. Durango and s. Zacatecas to se. San Luis Potosi, sw. Puebla and Ozcaca).
(3) S. Mexico along both slope including the Yucatan Peninsula, Cancun and s. Tamaulipas to n. Costa Rica.
(4) Tropical sw. Costa Rica, w. and c. Panama, n. Colombia and n. Venezuela.
(5) W. Ecuador (Esmeraldas) and ex. nw. Peru (Tumbes).
(6) E. Brazil (Para, Bahia (Chapada Diamantina)), e. Paraguay and ne. Argentina.
(7) E. Colombia, e. Ecuador, e. Peru and n. Bolivia, n. Amazonian Brazil and Venezuela.

Videos

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Mar 8, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is perched on a branch and then takes flight.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Mar 8, 2002 Source: William Hull

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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