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Megabyas flammulatus  J. Verreaux & É. Verreaux, 1855
Taxonomic Serial No.: 916539

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Bias flammulatus (J. Verreaux & É. Verreaux, 1855)
  
  Common Name(s): African Shrike-flycatcher [English]
  
    Bias écorcheur [French]
  
    papa-moscas-picanço [Portuguese]
  
    bias-flamejante [Portuguese]
  
    Bias llameante [Spanish]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyVangidae  – vangas  
                               GenusMegabyas J. Verreaux & É. Verreaux, 1855  
                                  SpeciesMegabyas flammulatus J. Verreaux & É. Verreaux, 1855 – African Shrike-flycatcher, Bias écorcheur, papa-moscas-picanço, bias-flamejante, Bias llameante  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Subspecies Megabyas flammulatus aequatorialis F. J. Jackson, 1904  
                                     Subspecies Megabyas flammulatus flammulatus J. Verreaux & É. Verreaux, 1855  
       

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  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
  Reference for: Megabyas flammulatus, African Shrike-flycatcher [English]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Verreaux, Jules Pierre, and Jean Baptiste Édouard Verreaux  
  Publication Date: 1855   
  Article/Chapter Title: Mélanges et Nouvelles   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée, vol. 2   
  Page(s): 348-352   
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  Notes: Available online via Biodiversity Heritage Library at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2281211   
  Reference for: original description   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
       
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