Thick-billed Berrypecker
Melanocharis crassirostris(Salvadori, AT, 1876)
English (US) Thick-billed Berrypecker
The Thick-billed Berrypecker (Melanocharis crassirostris) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Melanocharitidae (Longbills and Berrypeckers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Melanocharis crassirostris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Thick-billed Berrypecker
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Melanocharis crassirostris crassirostris
- Melanocharis crassirostris interposita
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rhamphocharis crassirostris
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
- Type locality
- Hatam, Arfak Mountains, northwestern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 7(1875) p.943
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Spectacled Longbill
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Obscure Berrypecker
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Black Berrypecker
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Mid-mountain Berrypecker
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Fan-tailed Berrypecker
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Satin Berrypecker
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Streaked Berrypecker
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Spotted Berrypecker
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