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Ogea Monarch
Mayrornis versicolor Mayr, 1933
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Ogea monarch or versicolored monarch (Mayrornis versicolor) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
It is endemic to two islands, Ogea Driki and Ogea Levu, in the Lau Group of south eastern Fiji.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The species is little known, it feeds on insects and is thought to breed around July. Alternate names for the Ogea monarch include the Fiji versicolored monarch, Mayr's flycatcher, Ogea flycatcher and versicolored flycatcher.
Wikipedia contributors, Ogea monarch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:55:02.005510+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mayrornis versicolor Mayr, 1933
- Name authority
- Mayr, 1933
- Common name
- Ogea Monarch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Mayrornis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMonarchidae Bonaparte, 1854
- genusMayrornis Wetmore, 1932
- speciesMayrornis versicolor Mayr, 1933
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mayrornis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Slaty MonarchMayrornis lessoni (G. R. Gray, 1846) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vanikoro MonarchMayrornis schistaceus Mayr, 1933 | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Mayr, & Ernst Walter. (1933). Birds Collected During the Whitney South Sea Expedition. XXV Notes on the Genera Myiagra and Mayrornis. American Museum Novitates, Vol. 651. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3YHSH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.