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