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Long-billed myzomela

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Long-billed myzomela
Preserved specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Myzomela
Species:
M. longirostris
Binomial name
Myzomela longirostris
Mayr & Rand, 1935

The long-billed myzomela (Myzomela longirostris) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found on Goodenough Island (d'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea). It was formerly considered a subspecies of the red-collared myzomela (Myzomela rosenbergii), but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[2]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Myzomela longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T103687306A217550818. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.