Myzomela eques Lesson & Garnot, 1827

Male nominate race is wholly blackish-brown, slightly paler below, with glossy red to scarlet patch on chin and throat, faint red spot on forehead, underwing light grey-brown with diffusely darker trailing edge and tip, iris light brown to golden-brown, bill black, legs dark-grey. Female is like male but smaller, somewhat duller and paler, dark brown to dark grey-brown, slightly warmer brown, slightly warmer brown on rump and uppertail-coverts, and often lacks red frontal spot, remiges have faintly paler brown outer edges. Juvenile undescribed, immature similar to female but slightly paler and greyer, wholly dusky brownish-grey, slightly paler below with varyingly faint or non-existent red wash forehead and cheeks, and poorly defined gular stripe. Primitive is darker than nominate, nymani is more grey-toned than others. Karimuiensis considerably darker than others.