Black Berrypecker (Melanocharis nigra)

Family
Melanocharitidae (Berrypeckers And Longbills)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1830)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Vocal. A wheezy slur. A high-pitched stuttering song.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Black Berrypecker (Melanocharis nigra) [XC279449]
by Marc Anderson from Varirata National Park, Central Province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Black Berrypecker (Melanocharis nigra) [XC40277]
by Phil Gregory from FakFak Mountains, Papua, Indonesia (?)

Subspecies
Perhaps forms a species pair with Obscure Berrypecker (Melanocharis arfakiana).

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

pallida Stresemann & Paludan, 1932 - Waigeo I, in West Papuan Is.
nigra (Lesson, 1830) - West Papuan Is (Salawati and Misool) and north-western New Guinea (Vogelkop).
unicolor Salvadori, 1878 - Geelvink Bay (Yapen I) and north, eastern and south-eastern New Guinea.
chloroptera Salvadori, 1876 - Aru Is, and south-central New Guinea from Mimika R east to Fly R.

References
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Files:

JPG files for Black Berrypecker (Melanocharis nigra) - 5 files

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