Moluccan flycatcher
Moluccan flycatcher | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Monarchidae |
Genus: | Myiagra |
Species: | M. galeata |
Binomial name | |
Myiagra galeata G.R. Gray, 1861 | |
Subspecies | |
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The Moluccan flycatcher or dark-grey flycatcher (Myiagra galeata) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
Alternate names for the Moluccan flycatcher include helmet flycatcher, helmeted broadbill, helmeted flycatcher, Moluccan Myiagra, Moluccan Myiagra flycatcher and slaty monarch. The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Mayrornis lessoni.
Subspecies
There are three subspecies recognized:[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Myiagra galeata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T22707373A118760096. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22707373A118760096.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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