Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
Oceanic Flycatcher (Myiagra oceanica) - HBW 11, p. 316
French: Monarque océanite
German: Carolinenmonarch
Spanish: Monarca Oceánico
Other common names: Micronesian Broadbill/Myiagra (Flycatcher); Chuuk/Truk Broadbill/Myiagra (Flycatcher) (oceanica); Palau/Mangrove Flycatcher (erythrops); Pohnpei Flycatcher (pluto); Guam Flycatcher (freycineti)
Taxonomy: Myiagra oceanica Pucheran, 1853, Chuuk, Micronesia.
Extinct race freycineti of Guam frequently treated as a separate species; races erythrops and pluto sometimes treated as two further separate species. Three extant subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- erythrops Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868 - Palau Is.
- oceanica Pucheran, 1853 - Chuuk Is.
- pluto Finsch, 1876 - Pohnpei I.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close lateral view of a bird on a branch and flying away Locality Chuuk, Federated States Micronesia (ssp oceanica)
Peter Fraser 31 March 2007 4 years ago 5 sec 3.4
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on nest (tail showing)
Locality Rock Islands, Palau (ssp erythrops)
Michael Retter 7 April 2007 2 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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