Sooty myzomela

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Sooty myzomela
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Myzomela
Species:
M. tristrami
Binomial name
Myzomela tristrami
Ramsay, 1881

The sooty myzomela (Myzomela tristrami) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Makira.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Myzomela tristrami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22703895A130347854. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22703895A130347854.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.