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Chestnut throated flycatcher

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Aves

Family
  
Monarchidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Myiagra

The Chestnut-throated flycatcher (Myiagra castaneigularis) is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family Monarchidae. The species is endemic to Fiji.

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Taxonomy and systematics

In 2016, the chestnut-throated flycatcher was recognized as a new species after being split from the azure-crested flycatcher.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

  • M. c. castaneigularis - Layard, 1876: Found on Vanua Levu (northern Fiji)
  • M. c. whitneyi - Mayr, 1933: Found on Viti Levu (western Fiji)

    • References

    Chestnut-throated flycatcher Wikipedia
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