Sooty Myzomela (Myzomela tristrami) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicNectarForestCup nestTiny · 13 g

Sooty Myzomela (Myzomela tristrami), photo 1 — Photo: Euan Moore · CC BY 4.0

Sooty Myzomela (Myzomela tristrami), photo 2 — Photo: Euan Moore · CC BY 4.0

Sooty Myzomela (Myzomela tristrami), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Euan Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Sooty Myzomela

The sooty myzomela is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Makira.

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Where it lives

Regular range

Solomon Islands

When to see it

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Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Red-tinged MyzomelaMyzomela rubrotinctaThe red-tinged myzomela is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. Crimson-rumped MyzomelaMyzomela eichhorniThe crimson-rumped myzomela or yellow-vented myzomela, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

Sumba MyzomelaMyzomela dammermaniThe Sumba myzomela is a small honeyeater with a short, curved bill.

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