Tanimbar flycatcher [SEP] parent taxon
Tanimbar flycatcher
The Tanimbar flycatcher ("Ficedula riedeli") is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found on the Tanimbar Islands. Its habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the rufous-chested flycatcher.
flycatcher, shining Myiagra and shining Myiagra-flycatcher.
Taxonomy and systematics Subspecies.
Eight subspecies are recognized:
- "M. a. alecto" - : Found in northern and central Moluccas
- "M. a. longirostris" - : Found on Tanimbar Islands
- "M. a. rufolateralis" - : Originally described as a separate species. Found on the Aru Islands (south-west of New Guinea)
- "M. a. chalybeocephala" - : Originally described as a separate species in the genus "Muscicapa".