Steel-blue Flycatcher
Myiagra ferrocyaneaRamsay, EP, 1879
English (US) Steel-blue Flycatcher
The Steel-blue Flycatcher (Myiagra ferrocyanea) 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 ferrocyanea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Steel-blue Flycatcher
- Described by
- Ramsay, EP, 1879
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Myiagra ferrocyanea cinerea
- Myiagra ferrocyanea ferrocyanea
- Myiagra ferrocyanea feminina
- Myiagra ferrocyanea malaitae
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Ramsay, EP, 1879
- Type locality
- Guadalcanal.
- Original description
- Nature 20 p.125
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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