Red Myzomela
Myzomela cruentataMeyer, AB, 1874
English (US) Red Myzomela
The Red Myzomela (Myzomela cruentata) 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 cruentata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red Myzomela
- Described by
- Meyer, AB, 1874
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Myzomela cruentata cruentata
- Myzomela cruentata coccinea
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Meyer, AB, 1874
- Type locality
- Arfak Mountains, northwestern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 70(1874) p.202
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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