About the Banda Myzomela
The Banda myzomela is a bird species in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, and found in the Banda, Babar and the Tanimbar Islands. The two subspecies usually recognised are separated by 350 km (220 mi) of open sea.
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The species has sexual dimorphism. The male has a distinctive red head, neck, upper breast, and mantle, black eye ring, scapulars, and wings, a distinctive pointed beak and brown legs. The female is primarily brown, with an orange part underneath the also-pointed beak. The juveniles are not described. The subspecies M. b. annabellae differs from subspecies M. b. boiei in that the males have a white chest instead of a black one.
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Where the Banda Myzomela lives
When to see the Banda Myzomela
Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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