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social flycatcher?

Myiozetetes similis

Description:

flycatcher similar to the great kiskadee, but differing in lacking the rust wing patches

Habitat:

near the hotel pool

Notes:

The beak of this bird indicates social flycatcher, whereas his size indicates one of the bigger species

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis or Myiozetetes texensis Social Flycatcher


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4 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 11 years ago

I totally agree, as I was thinking the same regarding proporations. I'm wondering how much bigger than the usual 7 1/2 inches can the social flycatcher get? Those concrete slabs were quite thick and raised up off the ground to boot, which would make the bird in question closer to 9 or even 10 inches. I posted an agouti next to a similar walkway and he has to reach upward.

Of the ones you posted, http://www.flickr.com/photos/dagberg/127... I think probably is, but the others definitely not. Like I said, I'm looking more at size (which I realize can be variable) as much as anything

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

I have great respect to local guys, but I am still very sceptic about this one being a boat-billed flycatcher. Beak and head proportions do not match.
http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/boat-bille...
http://www.avianweb.com/boatbilledflycat...
I even challenge the IDs of these ones:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dagberg/127...
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/Bel...


KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 11 years ago

I was wondering that myself, because the beak looked smallish, but were told by the local guides it was boat billed. It's bill looks small, but the bird was rather large, as shown against the concrete slab that was quite thick.

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

In my eyes the beak is too small for the Boat-billed Flycatcher. I think it might be the Social Flycatcher, Myiozetetes similis or Myiozetetes texensis (depending on the taxonomic order you take). According to avibase it is also called Myiozetetes similis texensis, so a subspecies of Similis. Please, verify yourself!
http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?l...
http://www.1000birds.com/reports_CR_Soci...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guppiecat/4...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guppiecat/4...

KarenSaxton
Spotted by
KarenSaxton

Petén, Guatemala

Spotted on Dec 28, 2012
Submitted on Feb 7, 2013

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