Ashy myzomela

The ashy myzomela (Myzomela cineracea) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.^[1] It is found in New Britain and Umboi Island in Papua New Guinea.^[2] It was previously considered a subspecies of the ruby-throated myzomela.

Ashy myzomela
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Meliphagidae
Genus:	Myzomela
Species:	M. cineracea
Binomial name
Myzomela cineracea Sclater, PL, 1879

References

1. Orenstein, Ronald I. (1976). "Birds of the Plesyumi Area, Central New Britain". The Condor. 78 (3): 370–374. doi:10.2307/1367698. ISSN 0010-5422. JSTOR 1367698.
2. Steadman, David W. (2006-10-15). Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds. University of Chicago Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-226-77142-7.