Mid-mountain Berrypecker
Melanocharis longicaudaSalvadori, AT, 1876
English (US) Mid-mountain Berrypecker
The Mid-mountain Berrypecker (Melanocharis longicauda) 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 longicauda
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mid-mountain Berrypecker
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1876
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Melanocharis longicauda longicauda
- Melanocharis longicauda captata
- Melanocharis longicauda orientalis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1876
- Type locality
- Arfak Mountains.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 7(1875) p.942
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Longbills and Berrypeckers
Slaty-headed Longbill
Toxorhamphus poliopterus
Yellow-bellied Longbill
Toxorhamphus novaeguineae
Pygmy Longbill
Oedistoma pygmaeum
Spectacled Longbill
Oedistoma iliolophus
Obscure Berrypecker
Melanocharis arfakiana
Black Berrypecker
Melanocharis nigra
Fan-tailed Berrypecker
Melanocharis versteri
Satin Berrypecker
Melanocharis citreola
Streaked Berrypecker
Melanocharis striativentris
Thick-billed Berrypecker
Melanocharis crassirostris
Spotted Berrypecker
Melanocharis piperata
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