The steel-blue flycatcher (''Myiagra ferrocyanea'') is a species of bird in the family

Monarchidae The monarchs (family Monarchidae) comprise a family of over 100 passerine birds which includes shrikebills, paradise flycatchers, and magpie-larks. Monarchids are small insectivorous songbirds with long tails. They inhabit forest or woodland a ...

. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the steel-blue flycatcher include Solomons flycatcher, Solomons Myiagra flycatcher, Solomons satin flycatcher and steel-blue Myiagra.

Subspecies

Four

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are recognized: * ''M. f. cinerea'' - ( Mathews, 1928): Found on

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and Buka Island * ''M. f. ferrocyanea'' - Ramsay, 1879: Found on Santa Isabel Island, Choiseul Island and

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* ''M. f. feminina'' - Rothschild &

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, 1901: Originally described as a separate species. Found on New Georgia Islands * ''M. f. malaitae'' - Mayr, 1931: Found on

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References

Myiagra Birds described in 1879 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Monarchidae-stub