Other Names (World)
Chapada Flycatcher, Chapada Suiriri
Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)
Size
16 cm
First Described (Guide)
Zimmer, Whitaker & Oren, 2001
Habitat
Cerrado, campo cerrado and campo sujo, reaching highest densities in moderately closed shrubby areas with a relatively high grass component and scattered 2-5 m tall trees. From 250 - 750 m but may ascend as high as 1,200 m.
Central and south-western Brazil (Maranhío, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul) and extreme eastern Bolivia (eastern Santa Cruz).
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat conversion for Eucalyptus and pine plantations, livestock farming and large-scale cultivation of soybeans, rice and other crops, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Small arthropods and fruit.
Voice
Paired male and female give different songs in simultaneous duets; male a loud series of paired couplets, a repeated twangy 'where where, whooz it', female a loud bubbly rattle of variable length, typically preceeded by one or two 'whur' notes.
Chapada Flycatcher (Suiriri affinis) [XC659506]
by id from Alto Para\u00edso de Goi\u00e1s, Alto Para\u00edso de Goi\u00e1s, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (adult, sex uncertain, song)
Chapada Flycatcher (Suiriri affinis) [XC504517]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from S\u00e3o Domingos, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (female, male, song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Genus traditionally placed near Elaenia and allies on basis of external morphology, but syringeal data suggest closest to Ornithion and allies. This species was until recently treated as an undescribed form of Suiriri Flycatcher (Suiriri suiriri). Moreover, unpublished molecular data suggest that it may be more closely related to Sublegatus than to latter species.
Similar Species
Told from similar Suiriri Flycatcher (Suiriri suiriri) by yellow belly and broader whitish tip to tail, and from affinis of Suiriri Flycatcher (Suiriri suiriri) by shorter and broader bill, darker dorsal surface of tail, white of throat extending up to gape, from bahiae of Suiriri Flycatcher (Suiriri suiriri) by darker and less green back, less white breast, paler rump and uppertail-coverts.
References
See References.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet