Melanesian Flycatcher (Myiagra caledonica)
About the Melanesian Flycatcher
The Melanesian flycatcher (Myiagra caledonica) is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family Monarchidae. The species is found on islands in Melanesia. It is closely related to the Vanikoro flycatcher. Alternate names for the Melanesian flycatcher include broad-billed flycatcher, Caledonian flycatcher, Caledonian Myiagra flycatcher, Melanesian broadbill, Melanesian Myiagra, New Caledonian flycatcher and New Caledonian Myiagra flycatcher. The alternate name "broad-billed flycatcher" should not be confused with the species of the same name, Myiagra ruficollis. Five subspecies are recognized: M. c. caledonica - Bonaparte, 1857: Found on New Caledonia M. c. viridinitens - Gray, GR, 1859: Originally described as a separate species. Found on the Loyalty Islands
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Listed as recorded in France, Vanuatu in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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- Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubecularecording
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