Black Berrypecker
Melanocharis nigra(Lesson, RP, 1830)
English (US) Black Berrypecker
The Black Berrypecker (Melanocharis nigra) 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 nigra
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Berrypecker
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Melanocharis nigra pallida
- Melanocharis nigra nigra
- Melanocharis nigra unicolor
- Melanocharis nigra chloroptera
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Dicaeum niger
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1830)
- Type locality
- Dorey, western New Guinea.
- Original description
- Voyage autour du Monde exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825 (etc.). Zoologie 1, pt.2, livr.14 p.673
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Longbills and Berrypeckers
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Toxorhamphus poliopterus
Yellow-bellied Longbill
Toxorhamphus novaeguineae
Pygmy Longbill
Oedistoma pygmaeum
Spectacled Longbill
Oedistoma iliolophus
Obscure Berrypecker
Melanocharis arfakiana
Mid-mountain Berrypecker
Melanocharis longicauda
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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