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Myzomela nigrita

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

[edit] Taxonomy

Has been considered conspecific with Ebony Myzomela. The split is now widely accepted, but the different authorities don't agree on where to split.

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

• M. n. steini:

• Waigeo Island (New Guinea)

• M. n. nigrita:

• New Guinea and Aru Islands

• M. n. meyeri:

• Northern New Guinea and Yapen Island

• M. n. nigerrima:

• Long Island (north-eastern New Guinea)

• M. n. pluto:

• Meos Num Island (New Guinea)

• M. n. forbesi:

• D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago

• M. n. louisiadensis:

• Louisiade Archipelago

• M. n. hades:

• St. Matthias Group (Bismarck Archipelago)

• M. n. ramsayi:

• Tingwon Island (Bismarck Archipelago)

• M. n. ernstmayri :

• Manus Island (Admiralty Islands)

[edit] Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

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