New Caledonian myzomela
| New Caledonian myzomela | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Myzomela |
| Species: | M. caledonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Myzomela caledonica Forbes, WA, 1879
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The New Caledonian myzomela (Myzomela caledonica) is a species of
Meliphagidae. The species is sometimes considered to be conspecific with (the same species as) the scarlet myzomela of Australia
.
It is
Isle of Pines. In New Caledonia its natural habitat is humid rainforest, stunted hill forest and savanna woodland. It has also moved into modified habitat such as plantations and gardens.[2]
It is around 11 cm in length and typically weighs 6.5 to 8 grams. The males are slightly heavier than the females. The plumage of this species also varies by sex, with the male having a scarlet head, breast and back, black wings and tail and a white belly and rump. The female has a dull brown head, breast and back with a slight red wash on the face, and duller wings and belly. Juvenile birds resemble the female.
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ISBN 978-84-96553-45-3
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