The Sumba Myzomela is a small bird of Sumba Island, Indonesia, where it forages from the forest mid-storey to the canopy.
It is about 11 cm long. The male has a dark red hood and rump contrasting with a blackish body. The female's plumage has not been formally described.
It occurs mainly in primary forest with deciduous trees and at forest edges, and has also been recorded in evergreen forest with Acacia. It forages in the mid-storey to canopy alone, in pairs, or in small groups.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.