Fan-tailed Berrypecker (Melanocharis versteri) [XC603963]
by Andrew Spencer from Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Papua New Guinea (call)
Fan-tailed Berrypecker (Melanocharis versteri) [XC62584]
by id from Garden House, Arfak Mountains, Papua, Indonesia (call)
Subspecies
Birds of this species present on Mt Bosavi and in Torricelli Range of undetermined subspecies, but presumed to belong with virago. Individuals from higher elevations notably larger than those from lower altitudes, but this is not considered taxonomically significant.
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
versteri (Finsch, 1876) - Mountains of Vogelkop, in NW
New Guinea.
meeki (Rothschild & Hartert, 1911) -
mountains of west-central and central New Guinea from Weyland Mts east to Hindenburg
Range.
virago (Stresemann, 1923) - Mountains of north, east-central and NE
New Guinea, including Cyclops Mts, Torricelli Range, and Sepik Mts E
to Huon Peninsula.
maculiceps (De Vis, 1898) - Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea,
including Herzog Mts.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet