The ashy myzomela (Myzomela cineracea) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.[1] It is found in New Britain and Umboi Island in Papua New Guinea.[2] It was previously considered a subspecies of the ruby-throated myzomela.
Ashy myzomela | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Myzomela |
Species: | M. cineracea
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Binomial name | |
Myzomela cineracea Sclater, PL, 1879
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References
edit- ^ Orenstein, Ronald I. (1976). "Birds of the Plesyumi Area, Central New Britain". The Condor. 78 (3): 370–374. doi:10.2307/1367698. ISSN 0010-5422. JSTOR 1367698.
- ^ Steadman, David W. (2006-10-15). Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds. University of Chicago Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-226-77142-7.