NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Lesser Antillean Flycatcher
Myiarchus oberi Lawrence, 1877
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.
Lesser Antillean Flycatcher (Myiarchus oberi) photographed in its natural habitat in the Morne Diablotins National Park in Dominica. Guide was local expert 'Dr Birdy' Bertrand Baptiste.
Charles J. Sharp · CC BY 3.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Lesser Antillean flycatcher (Myiarchus oberi) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Barbuda, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Nevis, Saint Kitts, and Saint Lucia.
Wikipedia contributors, Lesser Antillean flycatcher; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:51:01.908753+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myiarchus oberi Lawrence, 1877
- Name authority
- Lawrence, 1877
- Common name
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Myiarchus
- 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
- familyTyrannidae
- genusMyiarchus Cabanis, 1844
- speciesMyiarchus oberi Lawrence, 1877
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Myiarchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sad FlycatcherMyiarchus barbirostris (Swainson, 1827) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens (Lawrence, 1851) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus (Linnaeus, 1758) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Short-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus ferox (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingi Ridgway, 1882 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous FlycatcherMyiarchus semirufus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1878 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Swainson's FlycatcherMyiarchus swainsoni Cabanis & Heine, 1860 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Venezuelan FlycatcherMyiarchus venezuelensis Lawrence, 1865 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| La Sagra's FlycatcherMyiarchus sagrae (Gundlach, 1852) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Puerto Rican FlycatcherMyiarchus antillarum (H. Bryant, 1866) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Apical FlycatcherMyiarchus apicalis P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1881 | TyrannidaeChordata | 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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=561302 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.
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:452NR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.