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[[Image:Cardinalmyzomela.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|llaack|llaack}}<br />Vaoala Village, [[Samoa]], June 2008]] | [[Image:Cardinalmyzomela.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|llaack|llaack}}<br />Vaoala Village, [[Samoa]], June 2008]] | ||
;[[:Category:Myzomela|Myzomela]] cardinalis | ;[[:Category:Myzomela|Myzomela]] cardinalis | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
'''Male''' has bright red plumage | '''Male''' has bright red plumage | ||
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:*Tikopia Island (north-east of Banks Group) | :*Tikopia Island (north-east of Banks Group) | ||
*''M. c. nigriventris'': | *''M. c. nigriventris'': | ||
| − | :*[[Samoa]] (Upolu, Savai'i and Tutuila) | + | :*[[Samoa]] (Upolu, Savai'i and Tutuila) - split as '''Samoan Myzomela''' by Clements |
*''M. c. santaecrucis'': | *''M. c. santaecrucis'': | ||
:*[[Solomon Islands]] (Santa Cruz and Torres) | :*[[Solomon Islands]] (Santa Cruz and Torres) | ||
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:*Rennell (south-eastern Solomon Islands) | :*Rennell (south-eastern Solomon Islands) | ||
*''M. c. pulcherrima'': | *''M. c. pulcherrima'': | ||
| − | :*Solomon Islands ( | + | :*Solomon Islands ((Makira and Ugi) |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Moist lowland forests and mangroves and coastal scrub. | Moist lowland forests and mangroves and coastal scrub. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Myzomela+cardinalis}} | {{GSearch|Myzomela+cardinalis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Myzomela]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Myzomela]] | ||
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- Myzomela cardinalis
Includes: Samoan Myzomela
Identification
Male has bright red plumage
Distribution
Australasia: found in the Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa and the Solomon Islands.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 8 subspecies:
- M. c. lifuensis:
- Loyalty Islands
- M. c. cardinalis:
- Southern Vanuatu
- M. c. tenuis:
- Northern Vanuatu and Banks Group
- M. c. tucopiae:
- Tikopia Island (north-east of Banks Group)
- M. c. nigriventris:
- Samoa (Upolu, Savai'i and Tutuila) - split as Samoan Myzomela by Clements
- M. c. santaecrucis:
- Solomon Islands (Santa Cruz and Torres)
- M. c. sanfordi :
- Rennell (south-eastern Solomon Islands)
- M. c. pulcherrima:
- Solomon Islands ((Makira and Ugi)
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and mangroves and coastal scrub.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cardinal Myzomela. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cardinal_Myzomela
