The chestnut-throated flycatcher (Myiagra castaneigularis) is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family Monarchidae. The species is endemic to Fiji.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Myiagra |
| Species: | M. castaneigularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Myiagra castaneigularis Layard, 1876
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Taxonomy and systematics
editIn 2016, the chestnut-throated flycatcher was recognized as a new species after being split from the azure-crested flycatcher.[2]
Subspecies
editTwo subspecies are recognized:[3]
- M. c. castaneigularis - Layard, 1876: Found on Vanua Levu (northern Fiji)
- M. c. whitneyi - Mayr, 1933: Found on Viti Levu (western Fiji)
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Myiagra castaneigularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103711188A104336137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103711188A104336137.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Species Updates « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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