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A COLOURFUL NEW SPECIES OF MYZOMELA HONEYEATER FROM ROTE ISLAND IN EASTERN INDONESIA Prawiradilaga, Dewi Malia; Baveja, Pratibha; Suparno, Suparno; Ashari, Hidayat; Ng, Nathaniel Sheng Rong; Gwee, Chyi Yin; Verbelen, Philippe; Rheindt, Frank Erwin
TREUBIA Vol 44 (2017): Vol. 44, December 2017
Publisher : Research Center for Biology

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14203/treubia.v44i0.3414

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The avifauna of Rote Island in the Lesser Sundas is not well studied and generally considered to be similar to that of adjacent Timor Island. However, some cases of bird endemism have recently been documented on this island. A population of Myzomela honeyeater is one such example. First observed in October 1990, it has been subsumed with Myzomela dammermani from Sumba Island given its superficially similar appearance. Based on extensive morphological inspection and bioacoustic analysis, we here describe this population as a new taxon to science. Apart from previously overlooked plumage distinctions, the new taxon bioacoustically differs from M. dammermani in the presence or absence of several unique call types and considerable differences across two parameters in shared call types. Considering the importance of bioacoustics in avian species delimitation, we propose that the new Rote Myzomela be considered a distinct species. Given continued habitat conversion across its small range, we propose the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) threat status Vulnerable for the species.