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Pohnpei flycatcher

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Myiagra

Higher classification
  
Myiagra

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Monarchidae

Scientific name
  
Myiagra pluto

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Bird, Myiagra, Palau flycatcher, Yap monarch, Samoan flycatcher

The Pohnpei flycatcher (Myiagra pluto) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Micronesia and can be found on the Caroline Islands.

Taxonomy and systematics

Some authorities consider the Pohnpei flycatcher to be a subspecies of the oceanic flycatcher. Alternate names include the Pohnpei broadbill, Ponape broadbill, Ponape flycatcher and Ponape Myiagra flycatcher.

References

Pohnpei flycatcher Wikipedia