Mountain myzomela
The mountain myzomela, elfin myzomela, or midget myzomela (Myzomela adolphinae) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
| Mountain myzomela | |
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| Mountain myzomela (bottom right) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Myzomela |
| Species: | M. adolphinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Myzomela adolphinae Salvadori, 1876 | |
This species was named in honour of Adolphine Susanna Wilhelmina Bruijn.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Myzomela adolphinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2014-10-01). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472905741.
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