Dusky Myzomela

Myzomela obscura Gould, 1843

12–15 cmLength12 gWeight

Busiest months: October · Most records: Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Dusky Myzomela has been recorded at 50 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers LodgeAustralia1,247 records
Keatings Lagoon Conservation ParkAustralia881 records
Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge – Morning WalkAustralia875 records

More places

Cattana WetlandsAustralia777 records
Crater Lakes National Park – Lake BarrineAustralia696 records
Abattoir Swamp, JulattenAustralia677 records
Cairns Botanical Gardens and Centenary LakesAustralia615 records
George Brown Darwin Botanic GardensAustralia591 records
Daintree Village Boat CruiseAustralia526 records
Fogg Dam Conservation ReserveAustralia505 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Australia Papua New Guinea Indonesia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The dusky myzomela or dusky honeyeater (Myzomela obscura) is a small, brown bird that is a common resident of the Aru Islands, southern New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia, where there are two separated populations, one in the Top End, another from Cape York Peninsula along the east coast as far south as the New South Wales border, though the species is rare south of Rockhampton. The Moluccan myzomela (M. simplex), red-tinged myzomela (M. rubrotincta), and Biak myzomela (M. rubrobrunnea) were formerly considered conspecific, but was split as distinct species by the IOC in 2021.

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Questions

How big is the Dusky Myzomela?

The Dusky Myzomela is about 12–15 cm long and weighs around 12 g.

Where does the Dusky Myzomela live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: southern New Guinea and northern, northeastern Australia. It is most often recorded in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.