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Red-tinged myzomela

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Red-tinged myzomela
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Myzomela
Species:
M. rubrotincta
Binomial name
Myzomela rubrotincta
Salvadori, 1878

The red-tinged myzomela (Myzomela rubrotincta) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the dusky myzomela (Myzomela obscura), but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[2] It is found in the Obi Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Myzomela rubrotincta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.