Pohnpei Flycatcher
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The Pohnpei flycatcher (''Myiagra pluto''), known as Koikoi in Pohnpeian, is a species of
bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
in the family Monarchidae. It is
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and can be found on the
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Taxonomy and systematics

Some authorities consider the Pohnpei flycatcher to be a subspecies of the oceanic flycatcher. Alternate names include the Pohnpei broadbill, Ponape broadbill, Ponape flycatcher and Ponape Myiagra flycatcher.


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Pohnpei Flycatcher illustration
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* Fauna of Micronesia Myiagra Pohnpei Endemic fauna of the Federated States of Micronesia Birds described in 1876 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Monarchidae-stub