Melanesian flycatcher


The Melanesian flycatcher is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family Monarchidae. The species is found on islands in Melanesia.

Taxonomy and systematics

It is closely related to the Vanikoro flycatcher. Alternate names for the Melanesian flycatcher include broad-billed flycatcher, Caledonian flycatcher, Caledonian Myiagra flycatcher, Melanesian broadbill, Melanesian Myiagra, New Caledonian flycatcher and New Caledonian Myiagra flycatcher. The alternate name "broad-billed flycatcher" should not be confused with the species of the same name, Myiagra ruficollis.

Subspecies

Five subspecies are recognized:
The species is long and weighs. The plumage is sexually dimorphic.