Chestnut-throated flycatcher

The chestnut-throated flycatcher is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family Monarchidae. The species is endemic to Fiji.

Taxonomy and systematics

In 2016, the chestnut-throated flycatcher was recognized as a new species after being split from the azure-crested flycatcher.

Two subspecies are recognized:M. c. castaneigularis - Layard, 1876: Found on Vanua Levu M. c. whitneyi - Mayr, 1933: Found on Viti Levu