Chapada Flycatcher

Overview

Chapada Flycatcher (Guyramemua affine) is a species of Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura (Tyrannidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Guyramemua; binomial: Guyramemua affine; authority: (Burmeister, 1856).

Distribution

Breeding range: South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Change English name of Chapada Suiriri to Chapada Flycatcher (SACC). Nomenclatural change for the species epithet is required after an examination of the type series of affinis showed that it is actually referable to Chapada Flycatcher. S. islerorum Zimmer et al., 2001 becomes a junior synonym. Recent phylogenetic studies show that Chapada Flycatcher is not a member of Suiriri, but rather is sister to Sublegatus. Assigned to gen. nov. Guyramemua: Lopes et al., 2017, which is neuter, requiring agreement in the spelling of the species epithet from affinis to affine (Lopes et al. 2017).