Long-billed myzomela
Appearance
Long-billed myzomela | |
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Preserved specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Myzomela |
Species: | M. longirostris
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Binomial name | |
Myzomela longirostris |
The long-billed myzomela (Myzomela longirostris) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found on Goodenough Island (d'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea). It was formerly considered a subspecies of the red-collared myzomela (Myzomela rosenbergii), but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[2]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Myzomela longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T103687306A217550818. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.