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Piezorhynchus
''Myiagra'' is a genus of passerine birds in the family Monarchidae, the monarch flycatchers, native to Australasia, sometimes referred to as the broad-billed flycatchers or simply broadbills. Taxonomy The genus ''Myiagra'' was introduced in 1827 by the naturalists Nicholas Vigors and Thomas Horsfield. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''muia'' meaning "a fly" and ''agreō'' meaning "to seize". Myiagros was also the name of a Greek god. The type species was designated by George Robert Gray in 1840 as the leaden flycatcher. Species The genus contains 22 species include one that is now extinct: * Oceanic flycatcher (''Myiagra oceanica'') * Palau flycatcher (''Myiagra erythrops'') * † Guam flycatcher (''Myiagra freycineti'') (extinct) * Pohnpei flycatcher (''Myiagra pluto'') * Moluccan flycatcher (''Myiagra galeata'') * Biak black flycatcher (''Myiagra atra'') * Leaden flycatcher (''Myiagra rubecula'') * Steel-blue flycatcher (''Myiagra ferrocyanea'') * Makira flycatcher ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shining Flycatcher
The shining flycatcher (''Myiagra alecto'') is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in northern Australia, and from the Moluccas to the Bismarck Archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. Description A long-tailed, slender songbird with fine bill. Male entirely glossy blue-black. Female a rich chestnut above, white below, with black crown and face (in poor light, may appear dark above; compare Restless and Paperbark flycatchers). Song a clear whistled “towhit-too-towhit.” Taxonomy and systematics The shining flycatcher was originally described in the genus '' Drymophila'' and subsequently placed by some authorities in the genus ''Monarcha''. Alternate names include common shining flycatcher, shining monarch, shining monarch flycatcher, shining Myiagra and shining Myiagra-flycatcher. Subspecies Eight subspecies are recognized: * ''M. a. alecto'' - (Temminck, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broad-billed Flycatcher
The broad-billed flycatcher (''Myiagra ruficollis'') is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in northern Australia, the Lesser Sunda Islands and southern New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Taxonomy and systematics The broad-billed flycatcher was originally described in the genus '' Platyrhynchos''. The name "broad-billed flycatcher" is also used as an alternate name for the Melanesian flycatcher. Subspecies Three subspecies are recognized: * ''M. r. ruficollis'' - (Vieillot, 1818): Found on southern and eastern Lesser Sunda Islands and islands in the Flores Sea * Buff-bellied flycatcher (''M. r. fulviventris'') - Sclater, PL, 1883: Originally described as a separate species until 2008. Also known as Tanimbar flycatcher but is not to be confused with the species of the same name, '' Ficedula riedeli''. Found on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biak Black Flycatcher
The Biak black flycatcher or Biak flycatcher (''Myiagra atra'') is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Biak, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... Alternate names include Biak Myiagra, black flycatcher and black Myiagra flycatcher. References Myiagra Birds of the Schouten Islands Birds described in 1874 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Endemic fauna of the Biak–Numfoor rain forests {{Monarchidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dyaul Flycatcher
The Dyaul flycatcher (''Myiagra cervinicolor'') is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Dyaul Island. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Taxonomy and systematics The Dyaul flycatcher, the velvet flycatcher (''M. eichhorni''), and the Mussau flycatcher were formerly considered subspecies, but were reclassified as distinct species by the IOC The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ... in 2021. The three species were formerly grouped together as the velvet flycatcher under the scientific name ''M. hebetior''. References Dyaul flycatcher Birds of the Bismarck Archipelago Dyaul flycatcher {{Monarchidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velvet Flycatcher
The velvet flycatcher (''Myiagra eichhorni'') is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to New Hanover, New Ireland & New Britain. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Taxonomy and systematics The velvet flycatcher (''M. eichorni''), the Dyaul flycatcher (''M. cervinicolor''), which is endemic to Dyaul Island, the Mussau flycatcher were formerly considered subspecies, but were reclassified as distinct species by the IOC The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ... in 2021. The three species were formerly grouped together as the velvet flycatcher under the scientific name ''M. hebetior''. References velvet flycatcher Birds of the Bismarck Archipelago velvet fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mussau Flycatcher
The Mussau flycatcher (''Myiagra hebetior'') is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Mussau Island in the Bismarck Archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Taxonomy and systematics The Mussau flycatcher was originally described in the genus ''Monarcha''. Alternate names include dull flycatcher, dull monarch, Hartert's flycatcher, island flycatcher, lesser shining flycatcher, and little shining flycatcher. The velvet flycatcher (''M. eichorni''), which is found on New Hanover, New Ireland & New Britain, and the Dyaul flycatcher (''M. cervinicolor''), which is endemic to Dyaul Island, were both formerly considered subspecies, but were reclassified as distinct species by the IOC in 2021. The three species were formerly grouped together as the velvet flycatcher under the scientific name ''M. hebetior''. Threats The Mussau flycatcher is threatened by habitat loss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satin Flycatcher
The satin flycatcher (''Myiagra cyanoleuca'') is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. Males stand out with their blue-black feathers contrasting their white bellies, and the females with their bright orange throats. It breeds mostly in south-eastern Tasmania and Australia. It is declining throughout the eastern seaboard due to predation from the introduced Red Fox and habitat loss. It is a vagrant to New Zealand. Taxonomy and systematics The satin flycatcher was originally described in the genus '' Platyrhynchos''. Alternate names include satin Myiagra and satin Myiagra-flycatcher. The name ''Myiagra'' is derived from the Ancient Greek ‘''muia''’, meaning ‘fly’ (insect), and ‘''agreo’'', meaning ‘seize’ (thus, ‘flycatcher’). ''Cyanoleuca'' is derived from ‘''cyanos’ (''blue) and ‘''leucos''’ (white). The satin flycatcher is a member of the Monarchidae family, or the Monarchs, which contains around 100 small, passerine, insectivorous birds. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestnut-throated Flycatcher
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. Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized: * ''M. c. castaneigularis'' - Layard, 1876: Found on Vanua Levu (northern Fiji) * ''M. c. whitneyi'' - Mayr, 1933: Found on Viti Levu Viti Levu (pronounced ) is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji. It is the site of the nation's capital, Suva, and home to a large majority of Fiji's population. Geology Fiji lies in a tectonically complex area between the Australian P ... (western Fiji) References Myiagra Endemic birds of Fiji Birds described in 1876 {{Monarchidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azure-crested Flycatcher
The azure-crested flycatcher (''Myiagra azureocapilla'') or the blue-crested flycatcher, is a species of bird in the monarch flycatcher family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Fiji, where it is found on Taveuni. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Taxonomy The azure-crested flycatcher was first described in 1875 by ornithologist Edgar Leopold Layard, Administrator of the Government of the Colony of Fiji at the time. Its specific epithet is derived from the Latin ''azureus'' 'blue', and ''capillus'' 'of the head'. It is also commonly known as the blue-crested broadbill, or the azure-crested flycatcher. It is a member of a group of birds termed monarch flycatchers. This group is considered either as a subfamily Monarchinae, together with the fantails as part of the drongo family Dicruridae, or as a family Monarchidae in its own right. They are not closely related to their namesakes either, the Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samoan Flycatcher
The Samoan flycatcher (''Myiagra albiventris'') is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Samoa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rural gardens and is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... Taxonomy and systematics The Samoan flycatcher was originally described in the genus '' Platyrhynchus''. Alternate names include Samoan broadbill, Samoan Myiagra, Samoan Myiagra flycatcher and white-vented flycatcher. References External linksBirdLife Species Factsheet. Birds of Samoa Myiagra Birds described in 1848 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Titian Peale {{Monarchidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanikoro Flycatcher
The Vanikoro flycatcher (''Myiagra vanikorensis'') is a species of monarch flycatcher in the family Monarchidae. It has a slightly disjunct distribution, occurring on Vanikoro island (in the southern Solomon archipelago) and in Fiji. Taxonomy and systematics The Vanikoro flycatcher was described by the French zoologists Jean Quoy and Joseph Gaimard in 1832 from a specimen collected on the island of Vanikoro in the Solomon Islands. They coined the binomial name, ''Platyrhynshos vanikorensis''. It is closely related to the insular Melanesian flycatcher, Samoan flycatcher, Makira flycatcher and Solomon flycatcher, as well as the Australian leaden flycatcher. The Vanikoro flycatcher was originally described in the genus '' Platyrhynchos''. This species should not be confused with the similarly named Vanikoro monarch which also uses Vanikoro flycatcher as an alternate name. Alternate names for the Vanikoro flycatcher include the red-bellied flycatcher, Vanikoro broadbill, Vanikoro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. 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 n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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