Mountain myzomela

The mountain myzomela, elfin myzomela, or midget myzomela (Myzomela adolphinae) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Mountain myzomela
Mountain myzomela (bottom right)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Myzomela
Species:
M. adolphinae
Binomial name
Myzomela adolphinae
Salvadori, 1876

This species was named in honour of Adolphine Susanna Wilhelmina Bruijn.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Myzomela adolphinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2014-10-01). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472905741.


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