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Biak myzomela

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Species of bird

Biak myzomela
Bottom left. Illustration by Joseph Smit.
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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. It is found in Biak. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Myzomela rubrobrunnea


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