Micronesian Myzomela

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The Micronesian myzomela (Myzomela rubratra) is a small honeyeater. It is found on the Caroline and Mariana archipelagos, both part of Micronesia. It occurs in and around the edges of forests, as well as coconut plantations, coastal strand, savanna brush, villages, towns, and gardens. Both sexes have a predominantly black or brown body with scarlet patches—the location and coloration, however, varies widely by subspecies. When mature, the female, unlike the male, usually has olive fringing on her tail and wing feathers; additionally, the male does not have any brown on his body. Juveniles are much more browner than adults and have little or no red coloring. The Micronesian myzomela has a unique song at dawn—a continuous stream of trilled whistles and phrases, lasting for about 25 minutes on Kosrae, Yap, or Pohnpei, or a wheezy whistle on the Mariana Islands. Later in the day, the Kosrae bird produces a short, variable song and a wide array of scolding or buzzy calls. On the Mariana Islands, the daytime song is a simple and tuneful "per-mit-you".

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Myzomela rubratra (R. Lesson, 1827)

Name authority

(R. Lesson, 1827)

Common name

Micronesian 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.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. megaclassTetrapoda
8. classAves
9. orderPasseriformes
10. familyMeliphagidae
11. genusMyzomela Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
12. speciesMyzomela rubratra (R. Lesson, 1827)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Myzomela. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Browse 143 records assigned to Meliphagidae.

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.

1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554349 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:45HW6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.