Warbla · Library
Scarlet Myzomela
Myzomela sanguinolenta · Family Meliphagidae
Myzomela sanguinolenta
Family Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 204,409
- Countries and territories with records
- 5
About this species
This species has 204,409 occurrence records from 5 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Australia accounts for 99.8% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In Australia, this species accounts for 0.19% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Myzomela sanguinolenta combines the genus name Myzomela with the species epithet sanguinolenta. The Warbla app catalog lists 31 species of the genus Myzomela; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Myzomela obscura, Myzomela erythrocephala and Myzomela rubratra.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 170 species of the family Meliphagidae. This species ranks 19th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anthochaera carunculata. Its record count is 2.7 times the family average (76,364). The family Meliphagidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.