Moluccan flycatcher

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Moluccan flycatcher
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Myiagra
Species:
M. galeata
Binomial name
Myiagra galeata
G.R. Gray, 1861
Subspecies

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The Moluccan flycatcher or dark-grey flycatcher (Myiagra galeata) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.

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Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the Moluccan flycatcher include helmet flycatcher, helmeted broadbill, helmeted flycatcher, Moluccan Myiagra, Moluccan Myiagra flycatcher and slaty monarch. The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Mayrornis lessoni .

Subspecies

There are three subspecies recognized: [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Myiagra galeata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22707373A118760096. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22707373A118760096.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi: 10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4 .