Melanesian flycatcher

Melanesian flycatcher
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Monarchidae
Genus:	Myiagra
Species:	M. caledonica
Binomial name
Myiagra caledonica Bonaparte, 1857
Subspecies
See text

The Melanesian flycatcher (Myiagra caledonica) is a species of

. The species is found on islands in Melanesia.

Taxonomy and systematics

It is closely related to the

.

Subspecies

Five subspecies are recognized:^[2]

• M. c. caledonica - Bonaparte, 1857: Found on New Caledonia
• M. c. viridinitens -
  Loyalty Islands
• M. c. melanura - Gray, GR, 1860: Originally described as a separate species. Found on southern Vanuatu
• M. c. marinae - Salomonsen, 1934: Found on northern and central Vanuatu
• M. c. occidentalis - Mayr, 1931: Originally described as a subspecies of the Vanikoro flycatcher. Found on Rennell Island (south-eastern Solomon Islands)

Description

The species is 13 to 14 cm (5.1–5.5 in) long and weighs 10 to 12 g (0.35–0.42 oz). The plumage is sexually dimorphic.

References

1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707387A94120809.en
   . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4
   .