PropertyValue
rdfs:label
  • Melanesian Flycatcher
rdfs:comment
  • The Melanesian flycatcher, sometimes known as the New Caledonian flycatcher (Myiagra caledonica), is a species of monarch flycatcher in the Monarchidae family. The species is found in New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. The species is closely related to a number of species found from Australia to Samoa. There are five subspecies; the nominate race is found on New Caledonia, Myiagra caledonica viridinitens in the Loyalty Islands, Myiagra caledonica melanura in south Vanuatu, Myiagra caledonica marianae in northern and central Vanuatu, and Myiagra caledonica occidentalis in Rennell.
owl:sameAs
dcterms:subject
statusimage
  • LC
dbkwik:animals/property/wikiPageUsesTemplate
Status
  • Least Concern
Name
  • Melanesian Flycatcher
Species
  • Myiagra caledonica
Genus
Class
OtherName
  • New Caledonian Flycatcher
Family
Order
Location
  • New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands.
abstract
  • The Melanesian flycatcher, sometimes known as the New Caledonian flycatcher (Myiagra caledonica), is a species of monarch flycatcher in the Monarchidae family. The species is found in New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. The species is closely related to a number of species found from Australia to Samoa. There are five subspecies; the nominate race is found on New Caledonia, Myiagra caledonica viridinitens in the Loyalty Islands, Myiagra caledonica melanura in south Vanuatu, Myiagra caledonica marianae in northern and central Vanuatu, and Myiagra caledonica occidentalis in Rennell. The species is 13 to 14 cm (5.1–5.5 in) long and weighs 10 to 12 g (0.35–0.42 oz). The plumage is sexually dimorphic.