Alor Myzomela

Overview

Alor Myzomela (Myzomela prawiradilagae) is a species of Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Myzomela; binomial: Myzomela prawiradilagae; authority: Irham, Ashari, Suparno, Trainor, Verbelen, Wu, MY & Rheindt, 2019.

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

New species closely related to M. kuehni, first reported by Trainor et al. (2012a,b) and formally described to science on the basis of a single specimen: Irham et al., 2019. Head color, song and call differ; genetic divergence weak.