Chestnut-throated flycatcher

Chestnut-throated flycatcher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Myiagra castaneigularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103711188A104336137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103711188A104336137.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Species Updates « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  3. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.


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