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Babar, Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia, October, 2018
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:
  • M. b. annabellae:

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

  1. 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/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
  3. Wikipedia

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