Samoan flycatcher
| Samoan flycatcher | |
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| Samoan flycatcher (Myiagra albiventris) in a Plate from Hartlaub and Finsch Beitrag zur fauna Centralpolynesiens. Ornithologie der Viti, Samoa und Tonga | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Myiagra |
| Species: | M. albiventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Myiagra albiventris (Peale, 1848) | |
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The Samoan flycatcher (Myiagra albiventris) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Samoa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rural gardens and is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Samoan flycatcher was originally described in the genus Platyrhynchus. Alternate names include Samoan broadbill, Samoan Myiagra, Samoan Myiagra flycatcher and white-vented flycatcher.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Myiagra albiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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