Ogea monarch

Species of bird

Ogea monarch
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Mayrornis
Species:
M. versicolor
Binomial name
Mayrornis versicolor
Mayr, 1933

The Ogea monarch or versicolored monarch (Mayrornis versicolor) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to two islands, Ogea Driki and Ogea Levu, in the Lau Group of south eastern Fiji.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The species is little known, it feeds on insects and is thought to breed around July. Alternate names for the Ogea monarch include the Fiji versicolored monarch, Mayr's flycatcher, Ogea flycatcher and versicolored flycatcher.

Status

The species is not thought to be threatened by habitat loss, instead it is considered vulnerable due to its tiny range and the prospect of introduced predators hunting it. It has been proposed that extra populations be established on other islands to act as a safeguard.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Mayrornis versicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707200A94110565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707200A94110565.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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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
Mayrornis versicolor


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