Other Names (World)
Dark-eared Myza, Lesser Streaked Honeyeater, Celebes Myza, Lesser Sulawesi Myza, Brown Honeyeater(!), Celebes Honeyeater, Dark-eared Honeyeater, Lesser Sulawesi Honeyeater, Brown Honeysucker
Family
Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
Size
17 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1895)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest.
Dark-eared Myza (Myza celebensis) [XC89032]
by Frank Lambert from Sulawesi, Lore Lindu, Danau Tambing, Indonesia (call)
Dark-eared Myza (Myza celebensis) [XC152103]
by Mike Nelson from Lore Lindu National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia (call)
Subspecies
Relationships of genus uncertain, suggested as possibly closest to Ptiloprora and Melidectes; earlier, was placed close to Lichmera. Proposed subspecies parvirostris (from Mt Tanke, in Mengkoka Mts, south-eastern Sulawesi) subsumed within nominate.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
celebensis (Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1895) - Northern, central and south-eastern Sulawesi.
meridionalis (Meyer, AB & Wiglesworth, 1896) - Southern Sulawesi.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet