Splendid Myzomela

Splendid Myzomela
Splendid Myzomela
Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1884
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Myzomela
Species: M. erythromelas
Binomial name
Myzomela erythromelas
Salvadori, 1881
Synonyms
  • Myzomela guentheri

The Splendid Myzomela (Myzomela erythromelas), also known as the Black-bellied Myzomela, is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to the large island of New Britain, near New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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