Black-headed myzomela

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Black-headed myzomela
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Myzomela
Species:
M. melanocephala
Binomial name
Myzomela melanocephala
(Ramsay, 1879)

The black-headed myzomela (Myzomela melanocephala) is a bird of the family Meliphagidae endemic to the central Solomon Islands.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Myzomela melanocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22703888A130347557. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22703888A130347557.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.