Samoan Flycatcher
Myiagra albiventris
A small flycatcher. Male is deep glossy blue-black on the back, head, and tail. Throat and chest are deep rusty red, belly clean white. Female similar, but slightly paler, with less extensive rusty coloring on the throat. Found in most open and forest edge habitats, primarily in the lowlands. Song is a quiet “see-see-see-see.” Common call is a low buzzy “bzerr-it.”
Taxonomy
The Samoan flycatcher was originally described in the genus Platyrhynchus. Alternate names include Samoan broadbill, Samoan Myiagra, Samoan Myiagra flycatcher and white-vented flycatcher.
- Scientific name
- Myiagra albiventris
- Authority
- (Peale, 1849)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Myiagra
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- unknown
Photos
Distribution
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