Long-billed myzomela

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Long-billed myzomela
Preserved specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Myzomela
Species:
M. longirostris
Binomial name
Myzomela longirostris
Mayr & Rand, 1935

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

  1. BirdLife International (2022). "Myzomela longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T103687306A217550818. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.