Fan-tailed Berrypecker (Melanocharis versteri)

Other Names (World)
Fan-tailed Berrypecker, Verster's Berrypecker

Family
Melanocharitidae (Berrypeckers And Longbills)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Finsch, 1876)

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

Range (Guide)

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A variety of harsh and squeaky notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

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.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Fan-tailed Berrypecker (Melanocharis versteri) - 10 files

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