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).
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An adult male (black chin) in a tree, preening and moving. Locality Pu'u O'o Trail, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (ssp ridgwayi)
Josep del Hoyo 27 March 2013 5 weeks ago 37 sec 4.6 -
An adult male (black chin) moving in trees. Locality Pu'u O'o Trail, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (ssp ridgwayi)
Josep del Hoyo 27 March 2013 5 weeks ago 35 sec 4.4 -
A close view of a female moving in a tree Locality Upper Maulua Unit, Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (ssp ridgwayi)
Curt Kessler 30 September 2007 5 years ago 12 sec 4.3 -
A female foraging on a tree trunk Locality Upper Maulua Unit, Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (ssp ridgwayi)
Curt Kessler 30 September 2007 5 years ago 26 sec 4.1 -
A bird moving and foraging. Locality Pu'u La'au trail, Ka'ohe Game Management Area, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (ssp bryani)
Josep del Hoyo 25 March 2013 5 weeks ago 41 sec 3.6 -
A female perched, close to a Puaiohi (Myadestes palmeri). Locality Keauhou Bird Conservation Center, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (ssp ridgwayi)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 34 sec 3.2
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Juvenile
Locality Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands
Dani Valverde 16 April 2009 2 years ago 4.1 -
Adult
Locality Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands
Dani Valverde 16 April 2009 2 years ago 3
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