Male © Lisa & Li Li
Female © Jeroen Vanheuverswyn
Male © Lisa & Li Li
Male © Eric VanderWerf

miodówka czerwona Myzomela cruentata

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Identification

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A beautiful small myzomela in which males are vivid-red with a slightly darker patch in front of the eyes. Female also has distinctive plumage: mostly olive with a reddish face, a red rump, and a reddish tail. Found in primary rainforest and forest edge as well as secondary growth, mainly in hill forest above 600 meters of elevation but sometimes below. Unique coloration separates it from similar species, the male being entirely red, and the female having the diagnostic reddish rump and tail. Common call is a repeated high-pitched, insect-like “tseet.”

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