Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
Wakolo Myzomela (Myzomela wakoloensis) - HBW 13, p. 641
French:
Myzomèle de Forbes
German: Wakolohonigfresser
Spanish: Mielero del
Wakolo
Other common names: Wakolo Honeyeater
Taxonomy: Myzomela
wakoloensis H. O. Forbes, 1883, Lake Wakolo, Buru, Moluccas.
Forms
a superspecies with M. chermesina, M. chloroptera, M.
boiei, 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.. View all taxonomy...
Forms a superspecies with M. chermesina, M. chloroptera, M. boiei, 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. boiei; has been treated as a race of M. sanguinolenta. Races differ in plumage and, apparently, vocally; possibly represent two separate species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- wakoloensis H. O. Forbes, 1883 - Buru, in S Moluccas.
- elisabethae van Oort, 1911 - Seram, in S Moluccas.
- Least Concern
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