Melanocharis
Encyclopedia
Melanocharis is a genus of bird
in the Melanocharitidae
family.
It contains the following species:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Melanocharitidae
Melanocharitidae
The Melanocharitidae, the berrypeckers and longbills, is a small bird family restricted to the forests of New Guinea. The family contains ten species in four genera...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Spotted BerrypeckerSpotted BerrypeckerThe Spotted Berrypecker is a species of bird in the berrypecker and longbill family Melanocharitidae. Although it is sometimes placed in the genus Melanocharis with the other berrypeckers in the family, it s now treated as distinct enough to merit a monotypic genus, Rhamphocharis.It is found in...
(Melanocharis crassirostris) - Lemon-breasted BerrypeckerLemon-breasted BerrypeckerThe Mid-mountain Berrypecker or Lemon-breasted Berrypecker is a species of bird in the Melanocharitidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea....
(Melanocharis longicauda) - Black BerrypeckerBlack BerrypeckerThe Black Berrypecker is a species of bird in the Melanocharitidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
(Melanocharis nigra) - Streaked BerrypeckerStreaked BerrypeckerThe Streaked Berrypecker is a species of bird in the Melanocharitidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea....
(Melanocharis striativentris) - Fan-tailed BerrypeckerFan-tailed BerrypeckerThe Fan-tailed Berrypecker is a species of bird in the Melanocharitidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
(Melanocharis versteri) - Obscure BerrypeckerObscure BerrypeckerThe Obscure Berrypecker, Melanocharis arfakiana, is a small passerine bird from the berrypecker family Melanocharitidae. It was described by the German ornithologist Friedrich Finsch based on a specimen collected on the island of New Guinea ; collected in 1867 in the Arfak Mountains...
(Melanocharis arfakiana)