Red Myzomela Myzomela cruentata Scientific name definitions

Red Myzomela is a small honeyeater of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Well named, the male is overall bright crimson, while the female is oilve-brown but with reddish on the face and tail. Sometimes split into two species, Red Myzomela and Reddish Myzomela (for the birds of the Bismarck Archipelago; see Systematics), based largely on some differences in plumage (1 del Hoyo, J., and N. J. Collar (2016). Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain. Close ), it is treated as a single species here. It is primarily a bird of rainforest and forest edge, where it visits flowering trees and also forages for small arthropods. Almost nothing is known of its breeding biology, other than some anecdotal information on birds that were breeding condition in February through April, with some addition specimens that suggested birds may also breed in July, August, October, and November. It appears to be common and locally abundant in its range, and appears to face no immediate threats.