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Cardinal or Samoan Myzomela

Myzomela [cardinalis or nigriventris] (= Myzomela cardinalis) (Gmelin, JF 1788)

The cardinal myzomela is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is named for the scarlet color of the male. It is found in American Samoa, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, as well as some islands in Micronesia such as Yap. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. It frequents areas with flowers, such as gardens. This is a small, active bird, measuring about 13 cm (5.1 in) from bill to tail. Males are red and black in coloration, females are grayish-olive, sometimes with a red cap or red head. Its long, curved bill is especially adapted for reaching into flowers for nectar. Cardinal myzomela populations have vanished from the island of Guam since the invasion of the brown tree snake. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Meliphagidae
Genus:
   Myzomela
Scientific:
  Myzomela cardinalis

Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1788)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Certhia Cardinalis

Type locality:
  Tanna Island, New Hebrides. Based on Cardinal Creeper Latham, 1782, Gen. Synop. Birds, 1 (2), p. 733 and pi. 33, fig. 2.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2897072

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  24198597E5134A72

Avibase ID:
  avibase-24198597

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/24198597

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 178823

Geographic range:

  • Myzomela cardinalis cardinalis: Southern Vanuatu
  • Myzomela cardinalis tenuis: Northern Vanuatu and Banks Group
  • Myzomela cardinalis tucopiae: Tikopia I. (ne of Banks Group)
  • Myzomela cardinalis sanctaecrucis: Solomon Islands (Santa Cruz and Torres)
  • Myzomela cardinalis sanfordi: Rennell (se Solomon Islands)
  • Myzomela cardinalis pulcherrima: Solomon Islands (Makira and Ugi)
  • Myzomela cardinalis lifuensis: Loyalty Islands
  • Myzomela nigriventris: Samoa (Upolu, Savai'i and Tutuila)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Cardinal or Samoan Myzomela
French:
Myzomèle cardinal ou M. des Samoa

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Cardinal or Samoan Myzomela ( Myzomela [cardinalis or nigriventris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Myzomela [cardinalis, nigriventris or chermesina]

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: mel·lífer cardenal
Czech: Medácek rudohlavý, medosavka tangarovitá
Danish: Kardinalhonningæder
German: Kardinalhonigfresser, Kardinal-Honigfresser
English: Cardinal Honeyeater, Cardinal Myzomela, Cardinal or Samoan Myzomela, Guam cardinal honeyeater
Spanish: Meloncillo Cardenal, Mielero Cardenal
Estonian: kardinal-meelind
Finnish: Kardinaalimesikko
French: Myzomèle cardinal, Myzomèle cardinal ou M. des Samoa, Sucrier cardinal
Croatian: melanezijski medojed
Hungarian: kardinálismézevő
Italian: Mangiamiele cardinale, Mizomela cardinale
Japanese (romaji): mitsusui
Japanese: ミツスイ
Scientific: Certhia Cardinalis, Myzomela [cardinalis or nigriventris], Myzomela cardinalis, Myzomela cardinalis cardinalis
Lithuanian: kardinolinė mizomela, Kardinolionė mizomela
Dutch: Kardinaaldwerghoningeter, Kardinaal-dwerghoningeter
Norwegian: Kardinalhonningeter
Polish: miodówka kardynalska
Portuguese: suga-mel-cardeal
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-mel-cardeal
Russian: Кардиналовая мизомела, Кардиналовый медосос
Slovak: medárik červený
Swedish: Kardinalmyzomela
Turkish: Kardinal Mizomelası
Ukrainian: Медовичка кардиналова
Chinese: 深红摄蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 深紅攝蜜鳥

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