Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
Elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis) - HBW 11, p. 297
French: Monarque élépaïo
German: Elepaio
Spanish: Monarca Elepaio
Taxonomy: Muscicapa sandwichensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Sandwich Islands, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii.
Races bryani and ridgwayi sometimes merged with nominate. Oahu race sometimes referred to as gayi, but name ibidis has priority. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sclateri Ridgway, 1882 - Kauai, in W Hawaiian Is.
- ibidis Stejneger, 1887 - Oahu (WC Hawaiian Is).
- sandwichensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - Hawaii I (drier areas in W & S).
- sclateri Ridgway, 1882 - Kauai, in W Hawaiian Is.
- ibidis Stejneger, 1887 - Oahu (WC Hawaiian Is).
- sandwichensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - Hawaii I (drier areas in W & S).
- bryani H. D. Pratt, 1979 - NC Hawaii I (high dry slopes of Mauna Kea).
- ridgwayi Stejneger, 1887 - E Hawaii I (wet slopes in Hilo District).
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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A close view of a female moving in a tree Locality Upper Maulua Unit, Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (ssp ridwayi)
Curt Kessler 30 September 2007 4 years ago 12 sec 4.1 -
A female foraging on a tree trunk Locality Upper Maulua Unit, Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (ssp ridwayi)
Curt Kessler 30 September 2007 4 years ago 26 sec 4
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Juvenile
Locality Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (ssp sclateri)
Dani Valverde 16 April 2009 1 year ago 4 -
Adult
Locality Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (ssp sclateri)
Dani Valverde 16 April 2009 1 year ago 2.7
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