Crimson-hooded Myzomela (Myzomela kuehni)

Other Names (World)
Crimson-hooded Myzomela, Wetar Honeyeater, Crimson-hooded Honeyeater, Banda Honeyeater, Banda Myzomela, Kuhn's Myzomela, Wetar Myzomela

Family
Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
Rothschild, 1903

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland moist shrubland, rural gardens, arable land.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Wetar in Indonesia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status LC
Deforestation due to human developments is the main threat. Illegal logging and the development of gold mines could become increasing threats in the near future.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A high-pitched whistle. A thin insect-like 'tsii-tsii'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Wetar Myzomela (Myzomela kuehni) [XC592800]
by id from Wetar Island, Indonesia (call, song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies, and sometimes treated as conspecific, with Red-headed Honeyeater (Myzomela erythrocephala) and Sumba Myzomela (Myzomela dammermani) and all closely related to the Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis) superspecies.

References
See References.

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