Spotted Berrypecker
Melanocharis piperata(De Vis, CW, 1898)
English (US) Spotted Berrypecker
The Spotted Berrypecker (Melanocharis piperata) 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.
Range: montane east-central, northeastern (Huon Peninsula), and southeastern New GuineaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Melanocharis piperata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spotted Berrypecker
- Described by
- (De Vis, CW, 1898)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ptilotis piperata
- Described by
- (De Vis, CW, 1898)
- Type locality
- Suku, Vanapa Valley, southeastern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annual Report on British New Guinea from 1st July, 1896 to 30th June 1897 with Appendices p.86
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
Black Berrypecker
Melanocharis nigra
Mid-mountain Berrypecker
Melanocharis longicauda
Fan-tailed Berrypecker
Melanocharis versteri
Satin Berrypecker
Melanocharis citreola
Streaked Berrypecker
Melanocharis striativentris
Thick-billed Berrypecker
Melanocharis crassirostris
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