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Myiozetetes similis
The adult Social Flycatcher is 16–18 cm long and weighs 24–27 g. The head is dark grey with a strong white eyestripe. The upperparts are olive-brown, and the wings and tail are brown with only faint rufous fringes. The underparts are yellow and the throat is white.
In the trees of Punta Mona, Costa Rica
Spotted on Aug 1, 2006
Submitted on Jun 25, 2012
3 Comments
I will definitely check it out. Mi appreciate your thoughts.
Might also be White-ringed Flycatcher, which would have a white ring around the head. In Social Flycatcher the ring is interrupted by a grey/dark stripe. Unfortunately these guys would almost never show their neck...
Do you have another shot? I would not really challenge your ID, Social Flycatcher is quite common in Costa Rica. But it is worth to check the other possibility.
http://www.pbase.com/ahlman/image/962865...
http://www.oiseaux.net/photos/antoine.ca...
http://songstar.org/costa_rica/wrfl01.ht...
really lovely bird and spotting!