Velvet flycatcher
| Velvet flycatcher | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Myiagra |
| Species: | M. hebetior |
| Binomial name | |
| Myiagra hebetior (Hartert, 1924) | |
| Subspecies | |
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The velvet flycatcher (Myiagra hebetior) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The velvet flycatcher was originally described in the genus Monarcha. Alternate names include dull flycatcher, dull monarch, Hartert's flycatcher, island flycatcher, lesser shining flycatcher, little shining flycatcher and velvet myiagra.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Mussau flycatcher (M. h. hebetior) - (Hartert, 1924): Endemic to Mussau Island.
- M. h. eichhorni - (Hartert, 1924): Alternately described as a separate species. Found on New Hanover, New Ireland and New Britain
- Djaul flycatcher (M. h. cervinicolor) - (Salomonsen, 1964): Alternately described as a separate species. Endemic to Dyaul Island.
Threats
The velvet flycatcher is threatened by habitat loss due to logging.
Status
While the subspecies Monarcha hebetior eichhorni is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN, the other two subspecies (the Mussau and Djaul flycatchers) are considered Vulnerable by the IUCN.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Myiagra eichhorni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
- ↑ "Myiagra eichhorni (Velvet Flycatcher)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ↑ "Myiagra hebetior (Mussau Flycatcher)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ↑ "Myiagra cervinicolor (Djaul Flycatcher)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2017-03-20.