Velvet flycatcher
| Velvet flycatcher | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Myiagra |
| Species: | M. hebetior |
| Binomial name | |
| Myiagra hebetior (Hartert, 1924) | |
| Subspecies | |
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The velvet flycatcher or dull flycatcher (Myiagra hebetior) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and found in the Bismarck Archipelago.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
Three subspecies are recognized:[2]
- M. h. hebetior - (Hartert, 1924): found on the St Matthias Islands
- M. h. eichhorni - (Hartert, 1924): found on New Hanover, New Ireland and New Britain
- M. h. cervinicolor - (Salomonsen, 1964): found on Dyaul Island
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Myiagra hebetior". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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