Chestnut-throated flycatcher

The chestnut-throated flycatcher (Myiagra castaneigularis) is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family Monarchidae. The species is endemic to Fiji.

Chestnut-throated flycatcher
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Monarchidae
Genus:	Myiagra
Species:	M. castaneigularis
Binomial name
Myiagra castaneigularis Layard, 1876
Subspecies
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Taxonomy and systematics

In 2016, the chestnut-throated flycatcher was recognized as a new species after being split from the azure-crested flycatcher.^[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:^[3]

• M. c. castaneigularis - Layard, 1876: Found on Vanua Levu (northern Fiji)
• M. c. whitneyi - Mayr, 1933: Found on Viti Levu (western Fiji)