Avibase: Myiagra [eichhorni or cervinicolor] (Velvet or Dyaul Flycatcher)

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Velvet or Dyaul Flycatcher

Myiagra [eichhorni or cervinicolor] (= Myiagra eichhorni) (Hartert, EJO 1924)

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Monarchidae
Genus:
   Myiagra
Scientific:
  Myiagra eichhorni

Original description

Citation:
(Hartert, EJO 1924)

Reference:
Novit. Zool. 31, no.2 p.271

Protonym:
Monarcha hebetior eichhorni

Type locality:
New Hanover.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105790#page/367/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
13696ACB10C09B90

Avibase ID:
avibase-13696ACB

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/13696ACB

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 920811

Geographic range:

Myiagra eichhorni: New Hanover, New Ireland, Dyaul, and New Britain (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)
Myiagra eichhorni eichhorni: New Hanover, New Ireland, and New Britain (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)
Myiagra eichhorni cervinicolor: Dyaul (northeastern Bismarck Archipelago)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Velvet or Dyaul Flycatcher
French:
Monarque d'Eichhorn ou M. de Djaul

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Velvet or Dyaul Flycatcher ( Myiagra [eichhorni or cervinicolor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Velvet or Dyaul Flycatcher ( Myiagra [eichhorni or cervinicolor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Velvet or Dyaul Flycatcher ( Myiagra [eichhorni or cervinicolor])
Avilist 2025: Velvet Flycatcher ( Myiagra eichhorni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Velvet Flycatcher ( Myiagra eichhorni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Velvet Flycatcher ( Myiagra eichhorni) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Velvet Flycatcher ( Myiagra eichhorni) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Velvet Flycatcher ( Myiagra eichhorni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Velvet Flycatcher ( Myiagra eichhorni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Velvet Flycatcher ( Myiagra eichhorni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Velvet Flycatcher ( Myiagra eichhorni) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Myiagra [hebetior, eichhorni, cervinicolor]

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Other synonyms

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Bulgarian: Кадифена мухоловка
Catalan: monarca d'Eichhorn
Danish: Bismarck Mat Monark
German: Samtmonarch
English: Velvet Flycatcher, Velvet or Dyaul Flycatcher
English (Avilist): Velvet Flycatcher
English, HBW: Velvet/Djaul Flycatcher
English (IOC): Velvet Flycatcher
English (United States): Velvet Flycatcher
Esperanto: velura monarko
Spanish: Monarca de Eichhorn
Spanish (Spain): Monarca terciopelo
French: Monarque d'Eichhorn, Monarque d'Eichhorn ou M. de Djaul, Monarque terne (eichhorni)
Croatian: bizmarkski monarh
Japanese: ススイロヒラハシ
Scientific: Myiagra [eichhorni or cervinicolor], Myiagra eichhorni
Dutch: Bismarckmonarch
Norwegian: plysjmonark
Polish: muszarka szarogłowa
Portuguese: papa-moscas-aveludado
Portuguese (Portugal): monarca-de-veludo
Slovak: monarch melanézsky
Serbian: Baršunasta muharica
Swedish: sothuvad sammetsmonark
Turkish: Küçük Kuzguni Monark
Chinese: 绒阔嘴鹟