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Pohnpei flycatcher

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Pohnpei flycatcher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Myiagra
Species:
M. pluto
Binomial name
Myiagra pluto
Finsch, 1876
Synonyms
  • Myiagra oceanica pluto

The Pohnpei flycatcher (Myiagra pluto) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Micronesia and can be found on the Caroline Islands.

Taxonomy and systematics

Some authorities consider the Pohnpei flycatcher to be a subspecies of the oceanic flycatcher. Alternate names include the Pohnpei broadbill, Ponape broadbill, Ponape flycatcher and Ponape Myiagra flycatcher.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Myiagra pluto". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T22707365A94119644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707365A94119644.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.