Red-vested myzomela

Red-vested myzomela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Myzomela
Species: M. malaitae
Binomial name
Myzomela malaitae
Mayr, 1931

The red-vested myzomela (Myzomela malaitae), also known as the red-bellied myzomela, is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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