Papuan black myzomela

Papuan black myzomela
Female and male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Myzomela
Species:
M. nigrita
Binomial name
Myzomela nigrita
Gray, 1858

The Papuan black myzomela (Myzomela nigrita) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in New Guinea and nearby islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and savannah woodland. It can be often found at flowering trees such as albizias and eucalypts.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Myzomela nigrita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22703827A130345137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22703827A130345137.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.