Sulawesi myzomela

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Sulawesi myzomela
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Myzomela
Species:
M. chloroptera
Binomial name
Myzomela chloroptera
Walden, 1872

The Sulawesi myzomela (Myzomela chloroptera) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs in Sulawesi, Taliabu, Selayar and Tanah Jampea. 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 (2017). "Myzomela chloroptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T103686853A118657478. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103686853A118657478.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.