Biak myzomela

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Biak myzomela
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Myzomela
Species:
M. rubrobrunnea
Binomial name
Myzomela rubrobrunnea
Meyer, 1874

The Biak myzomela (Myzomela rubrobrunnea) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the dusky myzomela ( Myzomela obscura), but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021. [2] It is found in Biak. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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The red-tinged myzomela is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the dusky myzomela, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021. It is found in the Maluku Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2021). "Myzomela rubrobrunnea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List" . Retrieved 2021-06-13.