Banda Myzomela - BirdForum Opus

Myzomela boiei

Identification

9–11·5 cm

• Scarlet head, neck, upper breast and mantle to uppertail-coverts

Distribution

South east Asia: found in the Lesser Sundas, Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Formerly regarded as conspecific with Wakolo Myzomela.

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• M. b. boiei:

• Banda (eastern Lesser Sundas)

• M. b. annabellae:

• Eastern Lesser Sundas (Babar, Yamdena and Selaru)

Habitat

Moist lowland forests, mangrove forests, and moist montanes.

Behaviour

Usually seen single or pairs; occasionally in flocks.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Banda Myzomela. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Banda_Myzomela

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