Red-capped myzomela

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Red-capped myzomela
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Myzomela
Species:
M. lafargei
Binomial name
Myzomela lafargei
Pucheran, 1853

The red-capped myzomela (Myzomela lafargei), also known as the scarlet-naped myzomela, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in the Solomon Islands archipelago (Buka, Bougainville, the Shortland Islands, Fauro, Choiseul and Santa Isabel). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Myzomela lafargei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22703880A130347222. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22703880A130347222.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.