Social Flycatcher in Belize.

The Social Flycatcher or Vermilion-crowned Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) is a passerine bird from the Americas. It is a member of the large tyrant flycatcher family (Tyrannidae).

Social Flycatcher in Belize.

It is sometimes split into two species with the Social Flycatcher, Myiozetetes texensis, from Costa Rica northwards to Mexico and the Vermilion-crowned Flycatcher, M. similis proper, from southwest Costa Rica across South America.

Social Flycatcher in Belize.

In appearance, the Social Flycatcher resembles a smaller Boat-billed Flycatcher or Great Kiskadee. The adult is 6.3–7.1 inches long and weighs 24–27 grams. The head is dark grey with a strong white eyestripe and a usually concealed orange to vermilion crown stripe. 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. Young birds have a paler eye mask, reduced crown stripe, and have chestnut fringes to the wing and tail feathers. [Wikipedia]

Social Flycatcher in Belize.