Slaty Monarch
Mayrornis lessoni(Gray, GR, 1846)
English (US) Slaty Monarch
The Slaty Monarch (Mayrornis lessoni) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Mayrornis lessoni
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Slaty Monarch
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1846)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Mayrornis lessoni lessoni
- Mayrornis lessoni orientalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- R[hipidura] Lessoni
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1846)
- Type locality
- iles Viti (Balaou) = Viti Levu, Fiji Islands, fide Wetmore, 1919, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 63, p. 203.
- Original description
- The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 1 p.258
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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