Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis(Spix, JB, 1825)
English (US) Social Flycatcher
The Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Myiozetetes similis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Social Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1825)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Myiozetetes similis primulus
- Myiozetetes similis hesperis
- Myiozetetes similis texensis
- Myiozetetes similis columbianus
- Myiozetetes similis similis
- Myiozetetes similis grandis
- Myiozetetes similis pallidiventris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa similis
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1825)
- Type locality
- Amazon River; restricted to mouth of Rio Madeira, Brazil by Zimmer, 1937, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 963, p. 19.
- Original description
- Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 2 p.18 pl.25
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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