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Rotuma Myzomela

Myzomela chermesinaGray, GR, 1846

English (US) Rotuma Myzomela

The Rotuma Myzomela (Myzomela chermesina) 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.

Range: Rotuma Island (northwest of Fiji)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Myzomela chermesina
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
English (US)
Rotuma Myzomela
Described by
Gray, GR, 1846

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Taxonomic history

Described by
Gray, GR, 1846
Type locality
no locality [= Rotuma Island, cf . Forbes, 1878, Proc. Zool, Soc. London, p. 352] .
Original description
The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 1 p.118, pl.XXXVIII

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 195 species of the family Meliphagidae