Ruby-throated Myzomela
Myzomela eques(Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1827)
English (US) Ruby-throated Myzomela
The Ruby-throated Myzomela (Myzomela eques) 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 eques
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ruby-throated Myzomela
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Myzomela eques eques
- Myzomela eques primitiva
- Myzomela eques nymani
- Myzomela eques karimuiensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cinnyris eques
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1827)
- Type locality
- Waigeu Island and Dorei, northwestern New Guinea; restricted to Waigeu by Mayr, 1941, List New Guinea Birds, p. 193.
- Original description
- Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles et de GĂ©ologie 11 p.386
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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