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 LC    Eastern Crested Berrypecker* Id (Atlas):
    Paramythia montium

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Eastern Crested Berrypecker, Crested Berrypecker, Mountain Berrypecker, Olivaceous Berrypecker (olivacea group)

Family
Paramythiidae (Painted Berrypeckers)

Size
21 cm

First Described (Guide)
De Vis, 1892

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, high altitude shrubland.

Range (Guide)
Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A faint squeaking note.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

 
Eastern Crested Berrypecker (Paramythia montium) [XC38084]
     by id from Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Papua New Guinea (call)

 
Eastern Crested Berrypecker (Paramythia montium) [XC26621]
     by Frank Lambert from 7 corners, near Tari Gap, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
Proposed subspecies occidentis (from Hellwig Mts, on southern slopes of Snow Mts) regarded as a synonym of olivacea.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

  • olivacea van Oort, 1910   -  Western New Guinea (Weyland Mts and Snow Mts). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Western Crested Berrypecker (Paramythia olivacea).
  • alpina Salomonsen, 1961   -  Area surrounding Mt Wilhelmina (= Mt Trikora) and Mt Carstenz (= Mt Jaya), on upper slopes of Snow Mts (Nassau Range), in western New Guinea.
  • montium De Vis, 1892   -  Mountains of central, eastern and south-eastern New Guinea (eastern from Star Mts).
  • brevicauda Mayr and Gilliard, 1954   -  Mountains of Huon Peninsula, in north-eastern New Guinea.



References
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Files:
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