Slaty monarch

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Slaty monarch
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Mayrornis
Species:
M. lessoni
Binomial name
Mayrornis lessoni
(G.R. Gray, 1846)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Rhipidura Lessoni

The slaty monarch (Mayrornis lessoni) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to Fiji. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Taxonomy and systematics

The slaty monarch was originally described in the genus Rhipidura . Alternate names include cinereous flycatcher, Fiji flycatcher, Fiji slaty flycatcher, slaty flycatcher (an alternate name shared with the Vanikoro monarch) and white-tipped slaty flycatcher.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies recognized: [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Mayrornis lessoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22707204A94110864. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707204A94110864.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi: 10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4 .