The Fiji shrikebill was originally described as belonging to the genus Myiolestes. Alternate names include the lesser shrikebill and uniform shrikebill.
Rotuman lesser shrikebill (C. v. wiglesworthi) -
Mayr, 1933: Found on
Rotuma Island (northern Fiji)
C. v. brunneus - (
Ramsay, EP, 1875): Found on
Kadavu,
Ono and Vanua Kula (south-western Fiji)
C. v. buensis – (
Layard, EL, 1876): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Myiolestes. Found on
Vanua Levu and
Kioa (northern Fiji)
C. v. vitiensis – (
Hartlaub, 1866): Found in western Fiji
C. v. layardi – Mayr, 1933: Found on
Taveuni (central Fiji)
C. v. pontifex – Mayr, 1933: Found on
Qamea and
Rabi (northern Fiji)
Vanuatu lesser shrikebill (C. v. vatuanus) – Mayr, 1933: Found on northern
Lau Islands (eastern Fiji)
C. v. nesiotes – (
Wetmore, 1919): Originally described as a separate species. Found on southern Lau Islands (eastern Fiji)
Futuna lesser shrikebill (C. v. fortunae) – (Layard, EL, 1876): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Myiolestes. Found on
Futuna and
Alofi (north-east of Fiji)
C. v. heinei – (
Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Myiolestes. Found on central
Tonga Islands
C. v. keppeli – Mayr, 1933: Found on
Niuatoputapu and
Tafahi (northern Tonga)
Manu’a shrikebill (C. v. powelli) – (
Salvin, 1879): Originally described as a separate species. Found on Samoa but may have gone
extinct in the 1990s due to
habitat destruction