Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
Banda Myzomela (Myzomela boiei) - HBW 13, p. 641
French:
Myzomèle de Banda
German: Inselhonigfresser
Spanish: Mielero de
las Banda
Other common names: Banda/Boie’s/Wallacean Honeyeater
Taxonomy: Nectarinia
(Myzomela) Boiei S. Müller, 1843, Banda
Islands, Moluccas.
Forms
a superspecies with M. chermesina, M. chloroptera, M.
wakoloensis, M. sanguinolenta, M. caledonica, M.
rubratra, M. cardinalis and possibly M. erythromelas.
Limits of this superspecies not certain and require study, especially
regarding inclusion of M. erythromelas; further, M.
erythrocephala, M. dammermani, M. kuehni and M.
adolphinae are closely related to the group, M. vulnerata
also may be, and possibly M. rosenbergii and the M.
lafargei superspecies should be in.. View all taxonomy...
Forms a superspecies with M. chermesina, M. chloroptera, M. wakoloensis, M. sanguinolenta, M. caledonica, M. rubratra, M. cardinalis and possibly M. erythromelas. Limits of this superspecies not certain and require study, especially regarding inclusion of M. erythromelas; further, M. erythrocephala, M. dammermani, M. kuehni and M. adolphinae are closely related to the group, M. vulnerata also may be, and possibly M. rosenbergii and the M. lafargei superspecies should be included. Present species sometimes treated as conspecific with M. chloroptera and M. wakoloensis; has also been treated as a race of M. sanguinolenta. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- boiei (S. Müller, 1843) - Banda Is, in S Moluccas.
- annabellae P. L. Sclater, 1883 - Babar and Tanimbar Is (Yamdena, Selaru), in extreme E Lesser Sundas.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Brief views of a male moving fast in vegetation. Locality Babar, Lesser Sundas (ssp annabellae)
Josep del Hoyo 31 October 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 14 sec 3.3
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A male perched.
Locality Babar, Lesser Sundas (ssp annabellae)
Josep del Hoyo 31 October 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 2
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