Fan-tailed Berrypecker

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Photo by dandsblair
Nr Kumul, Papua New Guinea, May 2012

Melanocharis versteri



Distribution

New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies^[1]:

• M. v. versteri :

• North-western New Guinea (Arfak Mountains)

• M. v. meeki:

• Western New Guinea (Weyland, Nassau, Orange and Hindenberg mountains)

• M. v. virago:

• Mountains of northern New Guinea, Central Highlands and Huon Peninsula

• M. v. maculiceps:

• Herzog Mountains and Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea

Habitat

Mountain forest.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Fan-tailed Berrypecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fan-tailed_Berrypecker

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