It is closely related to the
Vanikoro flycatcher. Alternate names for the Melanesian flycatcher include
broad-billed flycatcher,
Caledonian flycatcher,
Caledonian Myiagra flycatcher,
Melanesian broadbill,
Melanesian Myiagra,
New Caledonian flycatcher and
New Caledonian Myiagra flycatcher. The alternate name "broad-billed flycatcher" should not be confused with the species of the same name,
Myiagra ruficollis.
Subspecies Five
subspecies are recognized: •
M. c. caledonica -
Bonaparte, 1857: Found on
New Caledonia •
M. c. viridinitens -
Gray, GR, 1859: Originally described as a separate species. Found on the
Loyalty Islands •
M. c. melanura - Gray, GR, 1860: Originally described as a separate species. Found on southern
Vanuatu •
M. c. marinae -
Salomonsen, 1934: Found on northern and central Vanuatu •
M. c. occidentalis -
Mayr, 1931: Originally described as a subspecies of the
Vanikoro flycatcher. Found on
Rennell Island (south-eastern
Solomon Islands) ==Description==