Conservation status:
Not Threatened
Size:
11-13 cm
Phylogeny:
Taxonomy: Myzomela erythromelas Salvadori, 1881, New Britain. May be part of a superspecies with M. chermesina, M. chloroptera, M. wakoloensis, M. boiei, M. sanguinolenta, M. caledonica, M. rubratra and M. cardinalis; limits of this superspecies, however, not certain and and present species should perhaps be excluded; further study required. Monotypic. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Distribution:
Distribution:
- New Britain, in Bismarck Archipelago.
Habitat:
Primary rainforest, forest edge and tall secondary forest and regrowth, found in lowland alluvial rainforest and edge.
Trophic strategy:
Nectar and small arthropods
Taxonomic name: