Melanesian flycatcher

The Melanesian flycatcher (Myiagra caledonica) is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family Monarchidae. The species is found on islands in Melanesia.

Melanesian flycatcher

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Myiagra
Species:
M. caledonica
Binomial name
Myiagra caledonica
Bonaparte, 1857
Subspecies

See text

Taxonomy and systematics

It is closely related to the Vanikoro flycatcher. Alternate names for the Melanesian flycatcher include broad-billed flycatcher, Caledonian flycatcher, Caledonian Myiagra flycatcher, Melanesian broadbill, Melanesian Myiagra, New Caledonian flycatcher and New Caledonian Myiagra flycatcher. The alternate name "broad-billed flycatcher" should not be confused with the species of the same name, Myiagra ruficollis.

Subspecies

Five subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • M. c. caledonica - Bonaparte, 1857: Found on New Caledonia
  • M. c. viridinitens - Gray, GR, 1859: Originally described as a separate species. Found on the Loyalty Islands
  • M. c. melanura - Gray, GR, 1860: Originally described as a separate species. Found on southern Vanuatu
  • M. c. marinae - Salomonsen, 1934: Found on northern and central Vanuatu
  • M. c. occidentalis - Mayr, 1931: Originally described as a subspecies of the Vanikoro flycatcher. Found on Rennell Island (south-eastern Solomon Islands)

Description

The species is 13 to 14 cm (5.1–5.5 in) long and weighs 10 to 12 g (0.35–0.42 oz). The plumage is sexually dimorphic.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Myiagra caledonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707387A94120809. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707387A94120809.en.
  2. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.


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