Myzomela
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Myzomela is a genus of bird
in the honeyeater
family Meliphagidae. It is the largest genus of honeyeaters, with 31 species, and the most geographically widespread. It ranges from Indonesia
to Australia
and into the islands of the Pacific Ocean
as far as Micronesia
and Samoa
.
It contains the following species:
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Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the honeyeater
Honeyeater
The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea, but also found in New Zealand, the Pacific islands as far east as Samoa and Tonga, and the islands to the north and west of New Guinea known as Wallacea...
family Meliphagidae. It is the largest genus of honeyeaters, with 31 species, and the most geographically widespread. It ranges from Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and into the islands of the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
as far as Micronesia
Micronesia
Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east. The Philippines lie to the west, and Indonesia to the southwest....
and Samoa
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
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It contains the following species:
- Mountain MyzomelaMountain MyzomelaThe Midget Myzomela or Mountain Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea....
(Myzomela adolphinae) - White-chinned MyzomelaWhite-chinned MyzomelaThe White-chinned Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
(Myzomela albigula) - Ashy MyzomelaAshy MyzomelaThe Ashy Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family,It is found in New Britain and Umboi Island in Papua New Guinea. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Ruby-throated Myzomela....
(Myzomela cineracea) - Drab MyzomelaDrab MyzomelaThe Drab Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...
(Myzomela blasii) - Banda MyzomelaBanda MyzomelaThe Banda Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
(Myzomela boiei) - New Caledonian MyzomelaNew Caledonian MyzomelaThe New Caledonian Myzomela is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. The species is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the Scarlet Myzomela of Australia....
(Myzomela caledonica) - Cardinal MyzomelaCardinal MyzomelaThe Cardinal Myzomela is a species of bird in the Honeyeater family. It is named for the scarlet color of the male. It is found in American Samoa, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove...
(Myzomela cardinalis) - Rotuma MyzomelaRotuma MyzomelaThe Rotuma Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to the island of Rotuma in the far north of Fiji....
(Myzomela chermesina) - Sulawesi MyzomelaSulawesi MyzomelaThe Sulawesi Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. ...
(Myzomela chloroptera) - Red MyzomelaRed MyzomelaThe Red Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
(Myzomela cruentata) - Sumba MyzomelaSumba MyzomelaThe Sumba Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.-Taxonomy:Some taxonomic authorities recognize M. erythrocephala dammermani as a separate species, the Sumba Myzomela .-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
(Myzomela dammermani) - Yellow-vented MyzomelaYellow-vented MyzomelaThe Crimson-rumped Myzomela or Yellow-vented Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Solomon Islands.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
(Myzomela eichhorni) - Ruby-throated Myzomela (Myzomela eques)
- Red-headed Myzomela (Myzomela erythrocephala)
- Black-bellied MyzomelaBlack-bellied MyzomelaThe Splendid Myzomela , also known as the Black-bellied Myzomela, is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to the large island of New Britain, near New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
(Myzomela erythromelas)
- Orange-breasted MyzomelaOrange-breasted MyzomelaThe Sulphur-breasted Myzomela , also known as the Orange-breasted Myzomela or Orange-breasted Honeyeater, is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.-Description:...
(Myzomela jugularis) - Crimson-hooded MyzomelaCrimson-hooded MyzomelaThe Crimson-hooded Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rural gardens.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife...
(Myzomela kuehni) - Scarlet-naped MyzomelaScarlet-naped MyzomelaThe Red-capped Myzomela , also known as the Scarlet-naped Myzomela, is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands...
(Myzomela lafargei) - Red-bellied MyzomelaRed-bellied MyzomelaThe Red-vested Myzomela , also known as the Red-bellied Myzomela, is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat...
(Myzomela malaitae) - Black-headed MyzomelaBlack-headed MyzomelaThe Black-headed Myzomelais a bird of the Meliphagidae family endemic to the Solomon Islands.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
(Myzomela melanocephala) - Black MyzomelaBlack MyzomelaThe Black Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
(Myzomela nigrita) - Ebony MyzomelaEbony MyzomelaThe Ebony Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
(Myzomela pammelaena) - Olive-yellow MyzomelaOlive-yellow MyzomelaThe Crimson-fronted Myzomela or Olive-yellow Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Papua New Guinea....
(Myzomela pulchella) - Red-collared MyzomelaRed-collared MyzomelaThe Red-collared Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
(Myzomela rosenbergii) - Micronesian MyzomelaMicronesian MyzomelaThe Micronesian Myzomela is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. The species forms a superspeices wit a number of related and similar looking island and mainland myzomelas across the Pacific and Australasia...
(Myzomela rubratra) - Scarlet-bibbed MyzomelaScarlet-bibbed MyzomelaThe Scarlet-bibbed Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
(Myzomela sclateri) - Sooty MyzomelaSooty MyzomelaThe Sooty Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Solomon Islands.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
(Myzomela tristrami) - Red-rumped MyzomelaRed-rumped MyzomelaThe Red-rumped Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is found in Indonesia and East Timor.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
(Myzomela vulnerata) - Wakolo MyzomelaWakolo MyzomelaThe Wakolo Myzomela is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
(Myzomela wakoloensis) - Dusky HoneyeaterDusky HoneyeaterThe Dusky Honeyeater, Myzomela obscura is a small, brown bird that is a common resident of New Guinea, the Moluccas, the islands of Torres Strait, and northern Australia, where there are two separated populations, one in the Top End, another from Cape York Peninsula along the east coast as far...
(Myzomela obscura) - Scarlet HoneyeaterScarlet HoneyeaterThe Scarlet Honeyeater , also known as Crimson Honeyeater, Scarlet Myzomela, Sanguineous Honeyeater or, colloquially, Bloodbird, is a small passerine bird of the Honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to the east coast of Australia, Indonesia and New Caledonia...
(Myzomela sanguinolenta)