Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
New Caledonian Myzomela (Myzomela caledonica) - HBW 13, p. 642
French:
Myzomèle calédonien
German: Neukaledonien-Honigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero de Nueva Caledonia
Other common names: New Caledonian Honeyeater
Taxonomy: Myzomela
caledonica W. A. Forbes, 1879, New Caledonia.
Forms
a superspecies with M. chermesina, M. chloroptera, M.
wakoloensis, M. boiei, M. sanguinolenta, 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 include.. View all taxonomy...
Forms a superspecies with M. chermesina, M. chloroptera, M. wakoloensis, M. boiei, M. sanguinolenta, 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. sanguinolenta. Monotypic.
Distribution: New Caledonia, including I of Pines.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male preening and calling twice. Locality Parc de la Rivière Bleue, New Caledonia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 October 2010 1 year ago 32 sec 4.5 -
A male preening and rubbing the bill in a tree. Locality Parc de la Rivière Bleue, New Caledonia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 October 2010 47 weeks ago 25 sec 4.2 -
A male perched, preening and singing, then flying away. Locality Parc de la Rivière Bleue, New Caledonia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 October 2010 47 weeks ago 28 sec 4 -
A female perched in a tree preening, seen from below. Locality Parc de la Rivière Bleue, New Caledonia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 October 2010 47 weeks ago 23 sec 3.6
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A male eating on Grevillea exul ssp. rubiginosa flowers.
Locality Prony, New Caledonia (Monotypic species)
Frédéric Desmoulins 1 November 2009 1 year ago 4.7 -
A female on Grevillea exul ssp. rubiginosa.
Locality Prony, New Caledonia (Monotypic species)
Frédéric Desmoulins 1 November 2009 1 year ago 4.1
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A male calling twice while preening. Locality Parc de la Rivière Bleue, New Caledonia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 October 2010 1 year ago 3.5
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