Velvet Flycatcher
Myiagra eichhorni(Hartert, EJO, 1924)
English (US) Velvet Flycatcher
The Velvet Flycatcher (Myiagra eichhorni) 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
- Myiagra eichhorni
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Velvet Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Hartert, EJO, 1924)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Myiagra eichhorni eichhorni
- Myiagra eichhorni cervinicolor
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Monarcha hebetior eichhorni
- Described by
- (Hartert, EJO, 1924)
- Type locality
- New Hanover.
- Original description
- Novitates Zoologicae 31 p.271
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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