Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
Red-collared Myzomela (Myzomela rosenbergii) - HBW 13, p. 653
French:
Myzomèle de Rosenberg
German: Rosenberghonigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero de Rosenberg
Other common names: Red-collared/Black-and-red/Red-caped/(Von)
Rosenberg’s Honeyeater, Black-and-red/Red-caped/Rosenberg’s
Myzomela
Taxonomy: Myzomela
Rosenbergii Schlegel, 1871, Arfak Mountains, north-west New
Guinea.
Relationships
within genus uncertain; may be close to the M. cardinalis
superspecies or to the M. lafargei superspecies. Proposed race
wahgiensis (Weiga, S slope Wahgi Divide, in Western Highlands)
considered inseparable from nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rosenbergii Schlegel, 1871 - high mountains of New Guinea from Vogelkop E, including Bewani Mts (C North Coastal Ranges), Adelbert Mts and mountains of Huon Peninsula, to Owen Stanley Range.
- longirostris Mayr & Rand, 1935 - mountains of Goodenough I, in D’Entrecasteaux Archipelago.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A perched bird looking for food.
Locality Baliem Valley, Jayawijaya Regency, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp rosenbergii)
mehdhalaouate 10 September 2009 2 years ago 3
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