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
- No sound recordings available yet
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