Habitat: This Flycatcher species can be commonly found near houses, in shrubby areas and clearings, in lighter woodland and in forest borders in the lowlands and foothills. Distribution: This species has been reported from northern Mexico to Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina and southeastern Brazil. Natural History Notes: The Social Flycatcher is one of the most abundant flycatchers reported from Panama. Its diet consists of fruit and insects. It likes to perch openly in trees, several meters above ground. This bird is fairly active and noisy and you will often hear its loud harsh call with notes like "kree-yoo" and "kree-kree-kree-kree". The female will build the nest that will look like a domed ball with an entrance on one side of the nest, usually near the top and the nest will be located in a thorn tree. Conservation status according to IUCN 2008 Red list: Least Concern (LC). It is a resident species. Characteristics: The total length of this species varies between 6 inches and 6.5 inches (measured from tip of bill to end of tail). This bird has an olive plumage above with pale olive wing-bars that are hard to distinguish. It also has a brown-gray crown with a vermilion crown patch, a large white stripe above the eye and dark brown ear-coverts. The throat is white and the underparts are bright yellow. The immature bird will not have the brown crown and will have the underparts mostly gray brown.