Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
Social Flycatcher, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, August 2002 - click for larger image Brazil

The Social Flycatcher is a common bird found in a variety of habitats from forests to gardens and is to be found in the tropics from Mexico to south east Brazil.

It has a white supercilium which does not meet at the nape and a red stripe on the top of the crown. The underparts are bright yellow apart from its white throat.
Social Flycatcher, Caxiuanã, Pará, Brazil, November 2005 - click for larger image The generic name of Myiozetetes comes from the Greek "muia" meaning "fly" and "zetetes" meaning "searcher".

The bird in the 3rd photo has a brood patch on its lower breast.

There are recordings at xeno-canto.
Social Flycatcher, Carajás, Pará, Brazil, November 2005 - click for larger image The nest is a rather large, untidy dome structure with a side entrance and often incorporating bits of paper and plastic. It is usually in a conspicuous position at least 2 metres off the ground and often in the fork of a tree. Photo 5 shows a typical nest.

There are illustrations in Hilty & Brown, Plate 39; and Ridgely & Tudor, Volume 2, Plate 44.
Social Flycatcher, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image
Social Flycatcher, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, December 2006 - click for larger image
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