The black-bellied myzomela (''Myzomela erythromelas''), also known as the splendid myzomela, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to the large island of

New Britain New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi the Dam ...

, near New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. An adult is 9 to 10cm, males weigh 7 to 9g while females weigh 6.5 to 7.5g. Males have predominantly black plumage with a scarlet red hood. Females are slightly smaller than males with a mainly olive colored plumage and a red mask covering the forehead. Both male and females have a black bill. Black-bellied myzomela feed on nectar, often in small parties. It has also been recorded to forage with other species like

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

and red myzomela.

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black-bellied myzomela Birds of New Britain black-bellied myzomela Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Meliphagidae-stub