Samoan Flycatcher (Myiagra albiventris)

Other Names (World)
Samoan Flycatcher, Samoan Broadbill Flycatcher, Samoan Myiagra Flycatcher, White-vented Flycatcher

Family
Monarchidae (Monarch-flycatchers)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Peale, 1848)

Habitat
Shrubby forest with many young trees. Also cultivated land, forest edges and clearings, along roads and in the mid-understorey or subcanopy of relatively mature forest.

Range (Guide)

Samoa (B).

Savai`i and `Upolu of Samoa.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2011) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat loss by deforestation for agriculture, invasive non-native trees and severe storms are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Singly or in pairs.

Voice
A whistled 'fee-oo-eet' and a buzzy, low-pitched 'bzerr-it', often alternating.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Samoan Flycatcher (Myiagra albiventris) [XC110435]
by id from Upolu, Lake Lanoto'o, Western Samoa (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Closely related to and often considered to form a superspecies with Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula), Steel-blue Flycatcher (Myiagra ferrocyanea), Makira Flycatcher (Myiagra cervinicauda), Melanesian Flycatcher (Myiagra caledonica) and Vanikoro Flycatcher (Myiagra vanikorensis).

References
See References.

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