Guyramemua affine
The Chapada Flycatcher (Guyramemua affine) is a captivating, medium-sized tyrant-flycatcher, measuring approximately 15-16 cm (6-6.5 inches) in length and weighing around 15-20 grams. Its plumage is subtly elegant, characterized by an ashy-gray head and upperparts that subtly fade into a whiter throat, contrasting with a pale yellowish belly and undertail coverts. Two faint whitish wing-bars adorn its dark wings, and a very weak, often unraised crest on its crown can occasionally be observed,...
Found primarily in dry, open woodlands, scrubby savannas, and particularly the characteristic Cerrado biome of South America, typically at low to mid-elevations up to around 1000 meters.
Primarily insectivorous, feeding on a variety of flies, beetles, grasshoppers, and other arthropods, which they capture through aerial sallies. Occasionally, they may consume small berries or fruits.
Chapada Flycatchers are diurnal and highly active, spending their days foraging for insects from exposed perches. Their primary foraging strategy involves classic 'sallying' - making short, rapid flights to snatch insects from the air or from foliage, often returning to the same or a nearby perch...
The Chapada Flycatcher is endemic to South America, primarily found in central and eastern Brazil, with populations extending into northeastern Paraguay and eastern Bolivia. Its core distribution lies within the vast Cerrado biome of Brazil, spanning states such as Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerai...
Least Concern
- The Chapada Flycatcher is the sole member of its genus, *Guyramemua*, meaning it has no other closely related living species within that genus, making it evolutionarily distinct. - Its genus name, *Guyramemua*, comes from the Tupi-Guarani language, roughly translating to 'bird that flies and ca...