- Myiagra pluto
Identification
15cm. A smallish flycatcher with an erectile crest.
- Blackish head
- Slate-grey rest of plumage with steel-blue and greenish gloss
Female slightly smaller and duller.
Distribution
Endemic to Pohnpei Island, Micronesia.
A common restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Oceanic Flycatcher, Palau Flycatcher and Guam Flycatcher.
Habitat
Found in forest and at forest edge, also in village gardens.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects.
Forages in low undergrowth. Seen singly or in pairs, often sitting on a perch from where it hunts by flycatching.
No information on breeding.
A sedentary species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2006. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553064
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Pohnpei Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pohnpei_Flycatcher
