Cardinal Myzomela
Myzomela cardinalis(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Cardinal Myzomela
The Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Myzomela cardinalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Cardinal Myzomela
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Myzomela cardinalis pulcherrima
- Myzomela cardinalis sanfordi
- Myzomela cardinalis sanctaecrucis
- Myzomela cardinalis tucopiae
- Myzomela cardinalis tenuis
- Myzomela cardinalis cardinalis
- Myzomela cardinalis lifuensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia Cardinalis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Tanna Island, New Hebrides. Based on Cardinal Creeper Latham, 1782, Gen. Synop. Birds, 1 (2), p. 733 and pi. 33, fig. 2.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.472
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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