- Broad-billed Flycatcher
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Broad-billed Flycatcher Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae Genus: Myiagra Species: M. ruficollis Binomial name Myiagra ruficollis
(Vieillot, 1818)The Broad-billed Flycatcher (Myiagra ruficollis) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
Taxonomy
The subspecies M. r. fulviventris is sometimes considered to be a full species, the Tanimbar Flycatcher (Myiagra fulviventris Sclater, PL, 1883).
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Myiagra ruficollis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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