Biak myzomela | |
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Bottom left. Illustration by Joseph Smit. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Myzomela |
Species: | M. rubrobrunnea
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Binomial name | |
Myzomela rubrobrunnea Meyer, 1874
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The Biak myzomela (Myzomela rubrobrunnea) 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 Biak. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.