- Myzomela boiei
Identification
9–11·5 cm (3½-4½ in)
- Scarlet head, neck, upper breast and mantle to uppertail-coverts
Distribution
South east Asia: found in the Lesser Sundas, Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Formerly regarded as conspecific with Wakolo Myzomela.
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- M. b. boiei:
- Banda (eastern Lesser Sundas)
- M. b. annabellae:
- Eastern Lesser Sundas (Babar, Yamdena and Selaru)
Habitat
Moist lowland forests, mangrove forests, and moist montanes.
Behaviour
Usually seen singly or in pairs; occasionally in flocks.
There is little other available information
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Banda Myzomela. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Banda_Myzomela