Steel-blue flycatcher
| Steel-blue flycatcher | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Myiagra |
| Species: | M. ferrocyanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Myiagra ferrocyanea Ramsay, 1879 | |
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The steel-blue flycatcher (Myiagra ferrocyanea) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.
Taxonomy and systematics
Alternate names for the steel-blue flycatcher include Solomons flycatcher, Solomons Myiagra flycatcher, Solomons satin flycatcher and steel-blue Myiagra.
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:[2]
- M. f. cinerea - (Mathews, 1928): Found on Bougainville Island and Buka Island
- M. f. ferrocyanea - Ramsay, 1879: Found on Santa Isabel Island, Choiseul Island and Guadalcanal
- M. f. feminina - Rothschild & Hartert, 1901: Originally described as a separate species. Found on New Georgia Islands
- M. f. malaitae - Mayr, 1931: Found on Malaita
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Myiagra ferrocyanea". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22707380A94120420. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707380A94120420.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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