Biology:Steel-blue flycatcher

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Short description: Species of bird

Steel-blue flycatcher
Myiagra ferrocyanea ferrocyanea, Myiagra cervinicauda cervinicauda & Myiagra ferrocyanea feminina 1908.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Myiagra
Species:
M. ferrocyanea
Binomial name
Myiagra ferrocyanea
Ramsay, 1879
Subspecies

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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

Wikidata ☰ Q2224559 entry