Scarlet Honeyeater

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iScarlet Honeyeater
Female
Female
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Myzomela
Species: M. sanguinolenta
Binomial name
Myzomela sanguinolenta
(Latham, 1802)

The Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta inhabits the east coast of Australia. The male is red with black wings; the female is entirely brown.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Myzomela sanguinolenta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern