The red-headed myzomela or red-headed honeyeater is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae, found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Three subspecies are recognised, with the nominate race ''M. erythrocephala erythrocephala'' distributed around the tropical coastline of Australia.
At 12 centimetres , it is a small honeyeater with a short tail and relatively long down-curved bill. It is sexually dimorphic and the male has a glossy red head and brown upperparts.. more
Similar species: Perching Birds
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Uploaded Apr 17, 2016. Captured Jan 1, 1970 01:00 in Unnamed Road, Mapoon QLD 4874, Australia.