Chestnut-throated flycatcher

Chestnut-throated flycatcher
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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]

• M. c. castaneigularis - Layard, 1876: Found on Vanua Levu (northern Fiji)
• M. c. whitneyi - Mayr, 1933: Found on Viti Levu (western Fiji)

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 .