Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
Slaty Monarch (Mayrornis lessoni) - HBW 11, p. 300
French: Monarque de Lesson
German: Schwarzschwanzmonarch
Spanish: Monarca de Lesson
Other common names: Slaty Flycatcher, Cinereous/Fiji Flycatcher
Taxonomy: R[hipidura]. Lessoni G. R. Gray, 1846, Viti Levu, Fiji.
Possibly interbred with M. versicolor in the past. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lessoni (G. R. Gray, 1846) - Fiji (except Lau Archipelago and large islands of Gau, Koro, Matuku, Totya, Kabara and Vulaga).
- orientalis Mayr, 1933 - Moala Group and Lau Archipelago.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult skulking in vegetation on island. Locality Caqalai Island, Fiji (ssp lessoni )
Tom Tarrant 11 June 2007 3 years ago 33 sec 2.7
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Single noisy bird calling from broad-leaved tree
Locality Caqalai Island, Fiji
Tom Tarrant 10 June 2007 2 years ago 3.7
- No sound recordings available yet
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