Ward's flycatcher | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Vangidae |
Genus: |
Pseudobias Sharpe, 1870 |
Species: | P. wardi |
Binomial name | |
Pseudobias wardi Sharpe, 1870 |
The Ward's flycatcher (Pseudobias wardi), also known as Ward's flycatcher-vanga is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is monotypic within the genus Pseudobias. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the English naturalist Christopher Ward, who collected the type specimen of the bird.