Velvet flycatcher

Velvet flycatcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Myiagra
Species: M. hebetior
Binomial name
Myiagra hebetior
(Hartert, 1924)
Subspecies

See text

Synonyms
  • Monarcha hebetior

The velvet flycatcher (Myiagra hebetior) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The velvet flycatcher was originally described in the genus Monarcha. Alternate names include dull flycatcher, dull monarch, Hartert's flycatcher, island flycatcher, lesser shining flycatcher, little shining flycatcher and velvet myiagra.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:[2]

Threats

The velvet flycatcher is threatened by habitat loss due to logging.

Status

While the subspecies Monarcha hebetior eichhorni is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN, the other two subspecies (the Mussau and Djaul flycatchers) are considered Vulnerable by the IUCN.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Myiagra eichhorni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T103711426A112351876. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103711426A112351876.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
  3. ↑ "Myiagra eichhorni (Velvet Flycatcher)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  4. ↑ "Myiagra hebetior (Mussau Flycatcher)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  5. ↑ "Myiagra cervinicolor (Djaul Flycatcher)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2017-03-20.


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