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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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* Drab brown to olive-brown plumage, paler and greyer below | * Drab brown to olive-brown plumage, paler and greyer below | ||
* Diffuse red wash on forehead, chin, throat, rump, uppertail-coverts and uppertail | * Diffuse red wash on forehead, chin, throat, rump, uppertail-coverts and uppertail | ||
| − | Juveniles similar to females but with shorter wings and swollen | + | Juveniles similar to females but with shorter wings and swollen gape. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Found on [[New Guinea]] and some adjacent islands.<br /> | Found on [[New Guinea]] and some adjacent islands.<br /> | ||
Locally common, in some places abundant. | Locally common, in some places abundant. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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:* ''M. c. cruentata'' on New Guinea and Yapen Island | :* ''M. c. cruentata'' on New Guinea and Yapen Island | ||
:* ''M. c. coccinea'' on New Britain and Duke of York Island (Bismarck Archipelago) | :* ''M. c. coccinea'' on New Britain and Duke of York Island (Bismarck Archipelago) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Found in primary rainforest, forest edge, tall secondary growth and also in savanna eucalypt forest, gardens and plantations.<br /> | Found in primary rainforest, forest edge, tall secondary growth and also in savanna eucalypt forest, gardens and plantations.<br /> | ||
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A sedentary species with some food-related local movements. | A sedentary species with some food-related local movements. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:01, 1 May 2025
Alternative names: Red Honeyeater
- Myzomela cruentata
Identification
11-13cm.
Male
- Bright glossy crimson plumage (duller on back)
- Dark brown uppertail
- Dark brown upperwing
- Some with fant crimson-brown mottling above and below
- Black to brownish-black decurved bill with yellow gape
Female
- Smaller than male
- Drab brown to olive-brown plumage, paler and greyer below
- Diffuse red wash on forehead, chin, throat, rump, uppertail-coverts and uppertail
Juveniles similar to females but with shorter wings and swollen gape.
Distribution
Found on New Guinea and some adjacent islands.
Locally common, in some places abundant.
Taxonomy
Reddish Myzomela was formerly included in Red Myzomela.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:
- M. c. cruentata on New Guinea and Yapen Island
- M. c. coccinea on New Britain and Duke of York Island (Bismarck Archipelago)
Habitat
Found in primary rainforest, forest edge, tall secondary growth and also in savanna eucalypt forest, gardens and plantations.
On New Guinea mainly between 750 to 1600m, also recorded in lowlands and higher up.
Behaviour
Feeds on nectar. Takes also small insects.
Visits different flowering trees including sago palms and coconut palms. Forages mainly in canopy of forest.
Often seen singly or in small groups moving quietly through the forest. On New Britain recorded foraging with Ashy Myzomela and Black-bellied Myzomela.
Breeding season probably from February to April. No other information about breeding.
A sedentary species with some food-related local movements.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.15.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red Myzomela. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red_Myzomela
External Links
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