Steel-blue flycatcher
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Myiagra |
| Species: | M. ferrocyanea
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| Myiagra ferrocyanea Ramsay, 1879
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The steel-blue flycatcher (Myiagra ferrocyanea) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. 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 subspecies are recognized:[2]
- M. f. cinerea - (Mathews, 1928): Found on Bougainville Island and Buka Island
- M. f. ferrocyanea - Ramsay, 1879: Found on Santa Isabel Island, Choiseul Island and Guadalcanal
- M. f. feminina - Rothschild & Hartert, 1901: Originally described as a separate species. Found on New Georgia Islands
- M. f. malaitae - Mayr, 1931: Found on Malaita
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