Biology:Chestnut-throated flycatcher

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Short description: Species of bird

Chestnut-throated flycatcher
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Myiagra
Species:
M. castaneigularis
Binomial name
Myiagra castaneigularis
Layard, 1876
Subspecies

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The chestnut-throated flycatcher (Myiagra castaneigularis) is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family Monarchidae. The species is endemic to Fiji.

Taxonomy and systematics

In 2016, the chestnut-throated flycatcher was recognized as a new species after being split from the azure-crested flycatcher.[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[3]

  • M. c. castaneigularis - Layard, 1876: Found on Vanua Levu (northern Fiji)
  • M. c. whitneyi - Mayr, 1933: Found on Viti Levu (western Fiji)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q27860217 entry