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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Black-headed Myzomela* |
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Myzomela melanocephala |
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Description (10)
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Black-headed Myzomela
© flickr.com
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Other Names (World)
Black-headed Myzomela, Black-headed Honeyeater, Black-cowled Honeyeater, Guadalcanal Honeyeater, Guadalcanal Myzomela, Islet Myzomela
Family
Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
Size
12 - 13 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Ramsay, 1879)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also, rural gardens.
Solomon Islands (B).
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Guadalcanal, Savo and Nggela, in east-central Solomon Is.
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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 short, sharp, high-pitched 'chiip-chiip', uttered when excited.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)
Black-headed Myzomela (Myzomela melanocephala) [XC283813]
by Frank Lambert from Chupukama Ridge Guadalcanal 1400m, Solomon Islands (call)
Black-headed Myzomela (Myzomela melanocephala) [XC283811]
by Frank Lambert from Chupukama Ridge Guadalcanal 1400m, Solomon Islands (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Forms a superspecies with Red-capped Myzomela (Myzomela lafargei), Bismarck Black Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena), Crimson-rumped Myzomela (Myzomela eichhorni), Malaita Myzomela (Myzomela malaitae) and Sooty Myzomela (Myzomela tristrami), and formerly suggested that all may be conspecific. This group possibly closely related to the Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis) superspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Black-headed Myzomela see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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