Dyaul flycatcher

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Dyaul flycatcher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Myiagra
Species:
M. cervinicolor
Binomial name
Myiagra cervinicolor
(Salomonsen, 1964)

The Dyaul flycatcher (Myiagra cervinicolor) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Dyaul Island.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy and systematics[edit]

The Dyaul flycatcher, the velvet flycatcher (M. eichhorni), and the Mussau flycatcher were formerly considered subspecies, but were reclassified as distinct species by the IOC in 2021. The three species were formerly grouped together as the velvet flycatcher under the scientific name M. hebetior.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Myiagra cervinicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103711391A104270410. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103711391A104270410.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-04.