Moluccan flycatcher

Species of bird

Moluccan flycatcher
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Myiagra
Species:
M. galeata
Binomial name
Myiagra galeata
G.R. Gray, 1861
Subspecies

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The Moluccan flycatcher or dark-grey flycatcher (Myiagra galeata) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the Moluccan flycatcher include helmet flycatcher, helmeted broadbill, helmeted flycatcher, Moluccan Myiagra, Moluccan Myiagra flycatcher and slaty monarch. The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Mayrornis lessoni.

Subspecies

There are three subspecies recognized:[2]

  • M. g. galeata - G.R. Gray, 1861: Found in the northern Moluccas
  • M. g. goramensis - Sharpe, 1879: Originally described as a separate species. Found in the southern and south-eastern Moluccas
  • M. g. buruensis - Hartert, 1903: Found on Buru (south-western Moluccas)

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Myiagra galeata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22707373A118760096. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22707373A118760096.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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Extant monarch flycatchers (family: Monarchidae)
Subfamily Terpsiphoninae
Hypothymis
  • Black-naped monarch (H. azurea)
  • Pale-blue monarch (H. puella)
  • Short-crested monarch (H. helenae)
  • Celestial monarch (H. coelestis)
Trochocercus
  • Blue-mantled crested flycatcher (T. cyanomelas)
  • Blue-headed crested flycatcher (T. nitens)
Terpsiphone
(Paradise flycatchers)
  • Bedford's paradise flycatcher (T. bedfordi)
  • Rufous-vented paradise flycatcher (T. rufocinerea)
  • Red-bellied paradise flycatcher (T. rufiventer)
  • Annobón paradise flycatcher (T. smithii)
  • Bates's paradise flycatcher (T. batesi)
  • African paradise flycatcher (T. viridis)
  • Indian paradise flycatcher (T. paradisi)
  • Blyth's paradise flycatcher (T. affinis)
  • Amur paradise flycatcher (T. incei)
  • Japanese paradise flycatcher (T. atrocaudata)
  • Blue paradise flycatcher (T. cyanescens)
  • Rufous paradise flycatcher (T. cinnamomea)
  • São Tomé paradise flycatcher (T. atrochalybeia)
  • Malagasy paradise flycatcher (T. mutata)
  • Seychelles paradise flycatcher (T. corvina)
  • Mascarene paradise flycatcher (T. bourbonnensis)
Subfamily Monarchinae
Chasiempis
(‘Elepaios)
  • Kauaʻi ʻelepaio (C. sclateri)
  • O'ahu ʻelepaio (C. ibidis)
  • Hawaiʻi ʻelepaio (C. sandwichensis)
Pomarea
  • Rarotonga monarch (P. dimidiata)
  • Tahiti monarch (P. nigra)
  • Marquesan monarch (P. mendozae)
  • Ua Pou monarch (P. mira)
  • Iphis monarch (P. iphis)
  • Fatu Hiva monarch (P. whitneyi)
Mayrornis
  • Vanikoro monarch (M. schistaceus)
  • Ogea monarch (M. versicolor)
  • Slaty monarch (M. lessoni)
Neolalage
  • Buff-bellied monarch (N. banksiana)
Clytorhychus
(Shrikebills)
  • Southern shrikebill (C. pachycephaloides)
  • Fiji shrikebill (C. vitiensis)
  • Black-throated shrikebill (C. nigrogularis)
  • Santa Cruz shrikebill (C. sanctaecrucis)
  • Rennell shrikebill (C. hamlini)
Metabolus
  • Chuuk monarch (M. rugensis)
Symposiachrus
  • Black monarch (S. axillaris)
  • Spot-winged monarch (S. guttula)
  • Black-bibbed monarch (S. mundus)
  • Flores monarch (S. sacerdotum)
  • Boano monarch (S. boanensis)
  • Louisiade monarch (S. melanopterus)
  • Spectacled monarch (S. trivirgatus)
  • Moluccan monarch (S. bimaculatus)
  • Kai monarch (S. leucurus)
  • Tanahjampea monarch (S. everetti)
  • Buru monarch (S. loricatus)
  • Kofiau monarch (S. julianae)
  • Biak monarch (S. brehmii)
  • Hooded monarch (S. manadensis)
  • Manus monarch (S. infelix)
  • Mussau monarch (S. menckei)
  • Black-tailed monarch (S. verticalis)
  • Solomons monarch (S. barbatus)
  • Kolombangara monarch (S. browni)
  • White-collared monarch (S. vidua)
Monarcha
  • Rufous monarch (M. rubiensis)
  • Island monarch (M. cinerascens)
  • Black-faced monarch (M. melanopsis)
  • Black-winged monarch (M. frater)
  • Bougainville monarch (M. erythrostictus)
  • Chestnut-bellied monarch (M. castaneiventris)
  • White-capped monarch (M. richardsii)
  • Yap monarch (M. godeffroyi)
  • Tinian monarch (M. takatsukasae)
Carterornis
  • White-eared monarch (C. leucotis)
  • White-naped monarch (C. pileatus)
  • Golden monarch (C. chrysomela)
Arses
  • Ochre-collared monarch (A. insularis)
  • Frilled monarch (A. telescopthalmus)
  • Frill-necked monarch (A. lorealis)
  • Pied monarch (A. kaupi)
Grallina
  • Magpie-lark (G. cyanoleuca)
  • Torrent-lark (G. bruijni)
Myiagra
  • Oceanic flycatcher (M. oceanica)
  • Palau flycatcher (M. erythrops)
  • Pohnpei flycatcher (M. pluto)
  • Moluccan flycatcher (M. galeata)
  • Biak black flycatcher (M. atra)
  • Leaden flycatcher (M. rubecula)
  • Steel-blue flycatcher (M. ferrocyanea)
  • Makira flycatcher (M. cervinicauda)
  • Melanesian flycatcher (M. caledonica)
  • Vanikoro flycatcher (M. vanikorensis)
  • Samoan flycatcher (M. albiventris)
  • Azure-crested flycatcher (M. azureocapilla)
  • Chestnut-throated flycatcher (M. castaneigularis)
  • Broad-billed flycatcher (M. ruficollis)
  • Satin flycatcher (M. cyanoleuca)
  • Shining flycatcher (M. alecto)
  • Velvet flycatcher (M. hebetior)
  • Paperbark flycatcher (M. nana)
  • Restless flycatcher (M. inquieta)
Taxon identifiers
Myiagra galeata


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