Melanesian Flycatcher

Melanesian Flycatcher
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Monarchidae
Genus:	Myiagra
Species:	M. caledonica
Binomial name
Myiagra caledonica Bonaparte, 1857

The Melanesian Flycatcher (Myiagra caledonica) is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family Monarchidae. The species is sometimes known as the New Caledonian Flycatcher. The species is found in New Caledonia,, Vanuatu and Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. The species is closely related to a number of species found from Australia to Samoa. There are five subspecies; the nominate race is found on New Caledonia, viridinitens in the Loyalty Islands, melanura in south Vanuatu, marianae in northern and central Vanuatu, and occidentalis in Rennell.

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

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Myiagra caledonica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.

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