Myzomelas
Myzomela
Myzomela is a genus of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is the largest genus of honeyeaters, with 40 species, and the most geographically widespread. It ranges from Indonesia to Australia and into the islands of the Pacific Ocean as far as Micronesia and Samoa. Several species are named after the islands they were discovered or live on, and continued investigation is (as of March 2025) still increasing the number of species, both through discovery of new species (Babar myzomela M. babarensis) and conclusion that former subspecies are actually distinct species (Tanimbar myzomela M. annabellae).
43 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 43 known species
Scarlet Myzomela
speciesMyzomela sanguinolenta
Dusky Myzomela
speciesMyzomela obscura
Red-headed Myzomela
speciesMyzomela erythrocephala
Sulphur-breasted Myzomela
speciesMyzomela jugularis
Micronesian Myzomela
speciesMyzomela rubratra
Sulawesi Myzomela
speciesMyzomela chloroptera
Cardinal Myzomela
speciesMyzomela cardinalis
New Caledonian Myzomela
speciesMyzomela caledonica
Samoan Myzomela
speciesMyzomela nigriventris
Red-collared Myzomela
speciesMyzomela rosenbergii
Black-breasted Myzomela
speciesMyzomela vulnerata
Elfin Myzomela
speciesMyzomela adolphinae
Ruby-throated Myzomela
speciesMyzomela eques
Red Myzomela
speciesMyzomela cruentata
Banda Myzomela
speciesMyzomela boiei
Ashy Myzomela
speciesMyzomela cineracea
Taliabu Myzomela
speciesMyzomela wahe
Sumba Myzomela
speciesMyzomela dammermani
Sooty Myzomela
speciesMyzomela tristrami
Wakolo Myzomela
speciesMyzomela wakoloensis
Alor Myzomela
speciesMyzomela prawiradilagae
Rote Myzomela
speciesMyzomela irianawidodoae
Papuan Black Myzomela
speciesMyzomela nigrita
Moluccan Myzomela
speciesMyzomela simplex
Bismarck Black Myzomela
speciesMyzomela pammelaena
Sclater's Myzomela
speciesMyzomela sclateri
Crimson-hooded Myzomela
speciesMyzomela kuehni
Yellow-vented Myzomela
speciesMyzomela eichhorni
Black-headed Myzomela
speciesMyzomela melanocephala
Tanimbar Myzomela
speciesMyzomela annabellae
Seram Myzomela
speciesMyzomela blasii
Rotuma Myzomela
speciesMyzomela chermesina
Black-bellied Myzomela
speciesMyzomela erythromelas
Red-bellied Myzomela
speciesMyzomela malaitae
Scarlet-naped Myzomela
speciesMyzomela lafargei
Red-tinged Myzomela
speciesMyzomela rubrotincta
White-chinned Myzomela
speciesMyzomela albigula
Babar Myzomela
speciesMyzomela babarensis
New Ireland Myzomela
speciesMyzomela pulchella
Reddish Myzomela
speciesMyzomela erythrina
Bacan Myzomela
speciesMyzomela batjanensis
Long-billed Myzomela
speciesMyzomela longirostris
Biak Myzomela
speciesMyzomela rubrobrunnea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Myzomela in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 12366.