Fan-tailed Berrypecker
Melanocharis versteri(Finsch, FHO, 1876)
English (US) Fan-tailed Berrypecker
The Fan-tailed Berrypecker (Melanocharis versteri) 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 versteri
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fan-tailed Berrypecker
- Described by
- (Finsch, FHO, 1876)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Melanocharis versteri versteri
- Melanocharis versteri meeki
- Melanocharis versteri maculiceps
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pristorhamphus versteri
- Described by
- (Finsch, FHO, 1876)
- Type locality
- Arf ak Mountains, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875, pt.4 p.642
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
Mid-mountain Berrypecker
Melanocharis longicauda
Satin Berrypecker
Melanocharis citreola
Streaked Berrypecker
Melanocharis striativentris
Thick-billed Berrypecker
Melanocharis crassirostris
Spotted Berrypecker
Melanocharis piperata
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