Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)

Black-bellied Myzomela (Myzomela erythromelas) - HBW 13, p. 646

French: Myzomèle à ventre noir German: Flammenkopf-Honigfresser Spanish: Mielero Ventrinegro
Other common names: Black-bellied/New Britain (Red-headed) Honeyeater, New Britain/Splendid Myzomela

Taxonomy: Myzomela erythromelas Salvadori, 1881, New Britain.
May be part of a superspecies with M. chermesina, M. chloroptera, M. wakoloensis, M. boiei, M. sanguinolenta, M. caledonica, M. rubratra and M. cardinalis; limits of this superspecies, however, not certain and and present species should perhaps be excluded; further study required. Monotypic.

Distribution: New Britain, in Bismarck Archipelago.