Vanikoro monarch

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Vanikoro monarch
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Mayrornis
Species:
M. schistaceus
Binomial name
Mayrornis schistaceus
Mayr, 1933

The Vanikoro monarch (Mayrornis schistaceus) is a species of bird in the monarch family endemic to the Santa Cruz Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and it is threatened by habitat loss. Alternate names for the Vanikoro monarch include slaty flycatcher (an alternate name shared with the Slaty monarch), small slaty flycatcher, small slaty monarch and the Vanikoro flycatcher (not be confused with the species of the same name, Myiagra vanikorensis ).

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Mayrornis schistaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22707207A94111027. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707207A94111027.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.