Sumba Myzomela (Myzomela dammermani)

Other Names (World)
Sumba Myzomela, Sumba Honeyeater

Family
Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
Siebers, 1928

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Sumba and Roti (off south-western Timor), in Lesser Sundas.

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).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A thin 'chirp'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Sumba Myzomela (Myzomela dammermani) [XC396114]
by Ross Gallardy from Wanggameti National Park, East Sumba, Indonesia (song)

Sumba Myzomela (Myzomela dammermani) [XC196540]
by Mike Nelson from Km 70, Lewa-Waikabubak Hwy, Sumba, Indonesia (flight call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies, and sometimes treated as conspecific, with Red-headed Honeyeater (Myzomela erythrocephala) and Crimson-hooded Myzomela (Myzomela kuehni). All closely related to the Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis) superspecies.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Red-headed Honeyeater (Myzomela erythrocephala).

References
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