Slaty monarch
| Slaty monarch | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Mayrornis |
| Species: | M. lessoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Mayrornis lessoni (G.R. Gray, 1846) | |
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The slaty monarch (Mayrornis lessoni) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family endemic to Fiji. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies recognized:[2]
- M. l. lessoni - (G.R. Gray, 1846): found in western and central Fiji Islands
- M. l. orientalis - Mayr, 1933: found in eastern Fiji Islands
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Mayrornis lessoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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