Myzomela cruentata (Red Myzomela)

Red Myzomela

Myzomela cruentata Meyer, AB 1874

The red myzomela is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in New Guinea and New Britain. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Meliphagidae
Genus:
   Myzomela
Scientific:
  Myzomela cruentata

Original description

Citation:
Meyer, AB 1874

Reference:
Sitz. Math.-Nat. Cl. K. Akad. Wiss. Wien 70(1874) p.202

Protonym:
Myzomela cruentata

Type locality:
Arfak Mountains, northwestern New Guinea.

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8663399

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
C91CA2B0B6F17DAC

Avibase ID:
avibase-C91CA2B0

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C91CA2B0

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561442

Geographic range:

Myzomela cruentata cruentata: New Guinea including Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
Myzomela cruentata coccinea: New Britain and Duke of York (southeastern Bismarck Archipelago)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Red Myzomela
Catalan:
mel·lífer escarlata
Czech:
medosavka červená
Danish:
Rød Honningæder
German:
Bluthonigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero rojo
Finnish:
punamesikko
French:
Myzomèle vermillon
Croatian:
crveni medojed
Hungarian:
vérvörös mézevő
Italian:
Mizomela rossa
Japanese:
アカミツスイ
Lithuanian:
raudonoji mizomela
Dutch:
Rode Dwerghoningeter
Norwegian:
Rødhonningeter
Polish:
miodówka czerwona
Portuguese:
suga-mel-encarnado
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-mel-vermelho
Russian:
Кровавокрасная мизомела
Slovak:
medárik karmínový
Swedish:
röd myzomela
Ukrainian:
медовичка багряна
Chinese:
红摄蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
紅攝蜜鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red Myzomela [nominate] ( Myzomela cruentata [cruentata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red Myzomela [cruentata or coccinea] ( Myzomela cruentata [cruentata or coccinea])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red Myzomela [cruentata or coccinea] ( Myzomela cruentata [cruentata or coccinea])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red Myzomela [cruentata or coccinea] ( Myzomela cruentata [cruentata or coccinea])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Red Myzomela (Red) ( Myzomela cruentata cruentata/coccinea) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Red Myzomela (Red) ( Myzomela cruentata cruentata/coccinea) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Red Myzomela (Red) ( Myzomela cruentata cruentata/coccinea) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Red Myzomela (Red) ( Myzomela cruentata cruentata/coccinea) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Red Myzomela (Red) ( Myzomela cruentata cruentata/coccinea) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Red Myzomela (Red) ( Myzomela cruentata cruentata/coccinea) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Red Myzomela ( Myzomela cruentata) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Myzomela [cruentata or erythrina] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: mel·lífer escarlata
Czech: medosavka červená
Danish: Rød Honningæder
German: Bluthonigfresser, Bluthonigfresser (cruentata/coccinea)
English: Red Myzomela, Red Myzomela (Red), Red Myzomela [cruentata or coccinea], Red Myzomela [nominate]
English, HBW: Red Myzomela
English (IOC): Red Myzomela, Red Myzomela (Red)
English (United States): Red Myzomela (Red)
Spanish: Mielero rojo, Mielero Rojo (cruentata/coccinea)
Spanish (Spain): Mielero rojo (cruentata/coccinea)
Finnish: punamesikko
French: Myzomèle vermillon, Myzomèle vermillon (cruentata), Myzomèle vermillon [cruentata ou coccinea], Myzomèle vermillon [nominal]
Croatian: crveni medojed
Hungarian: vérvörös mézevő
Indonesian: Myzomela merah
Italian: Mizomela rossa
Japanese (romaji): akamitsusui (cruentata/coccinea)
Japanese: アカミツスイ, アカミツスイ (cruentata/coccinea), アカミツスイ（cruentata／coccinea）
Scientific: Myzomela cruentata, Myzomela cruentata [cruentata or coccinea], Myzomela cruentata [cruentata], Myzomela cruentata cruentata, Myzomela cruentata cruentata/coccinea
Lithuanian: raudonoji mizomela
Dutch: Rode Dwerghoningeter
Norwegian: Rødhonningeter, rødhonningeter (cruentata/coccinea)
Polish: miodówka czerwona, miodówka czerwona (cruentata/coccinea)
Portuguese: suga-mel-encarnado
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-mel-vermelho, papa-mel-vermelho (cruentata/coccinea)
Russian: Красная медовка (cruentata/coccinea), Кровавокрасная мизомела
Slovak: medárik karmínový, medárik karmínový (skup.)
Swedish: röd myzomela, röd myzomela (cruentata/coccinea)
Turkish: Kırmızı Mizomela, Kırmızı mizomela (cruentata/coccinea)
Ukrainian: медовичка багряна
Chinese: 红摄蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 紅攝蜜鳥