NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Black-headed Myzomela
Myzomela melanocephala (E. P. Ramsay, 1879)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myzomela melanocephala (E. P. Ramsay, 1879)
- Name authority
- (E. P. Ramsay, 1879)
- Common name
- Black-headed Myzomela
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Myzomela
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMeliphagidae
- genusMyzomela Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
- speciesMyzomela melanocephala (E. P. Ramsay, 1879)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Myzomela. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Drab MyzomelaMyzomela blasii (Salvadori, 1882) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cardinal HoneyeaterMyzomela cardinalis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ruby-throated MyzomelaMyzomela eques (R. Lesson & Garnot, 1827) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-headed MyzomelaMyzomela erythrocephala Gould, 1840 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crimson-hooded MyzomelaMyzomela kuehni Rothschild, 1903 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-capped MyzomelaMyzomela lafargei Pucheran, 1853 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Malaita MyzomelaMyzomela malaitae Mayr, 1931 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black MyzomelaMyzomela nigrita G. R. Gray, 1858 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bismarck Black MyzomelaMyzomela pammelaena P. L. Sclater, 1877 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-collared MyzomelaMyzomela rosenbergii Schlegel, 1871 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scarlet MyzomelaMyzomela sanguinolenta (Latham, 1801) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scarlet-bibbed MyzomelaMyzomela sclateri W. A. Forbes, 1879 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cinnyris melanocephalus E. P. Ramsay, 1879 E. P. Ramsay, 1879 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=561452 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:45HVY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.