Thick-billed Berrypecker (Rhamphocharis crassirostris)

Other Names (World)
Thick-billed Berrypecker, Spotted Berrypecker

Family
Melanocharitidae (Berrypeckers And Longbills)

Size
11 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvadori, 1876)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest.

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
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Spotted Berrypecker (Rhamphocharis crassirostris) [XC459097]
by id from \, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
True affinities uncertain. Birds of this species from Huon Peninsula, currently included in subspecies piperata, may represeent a separate taxon.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

crassirostris (Salvadori, 1876) - North-western and western New Guinea (Vogelkop and Snow Mts).
piperata (De Vis, 1898) - Central ranges of eastern New Guinea, including Huon Peninsula. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Spotted Berrypecker (Rhamphocharis piperata).
viridescens Mayr, 1931 - East-central New Guinea (Herzog Mts; possibly also Kuper Range).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Thick-billed Berrypecker (Rhamphocharis crassirostris) - 10 files

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