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Passeriformes / Melanocharitidae / Melanocharis

Fan-tailed Berrypecker

Melanocharis versteri

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (fatber1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Melanocharitidae
Genus: Melanocharis

Subspecies (3)

Melanocharis versteri maculiceps

montane northern, east-central, northeastern (Huon Peninsula), and southeastern New Guinea
Melanocharis versteri meeki

montane west-central to central New Guinea (Weyland, Nassau, Jayawijaya, Foja, and Hindenberg mountains)
Melanocharis versteri versteri

montane northwestern New Guinea (Arfak Mountains)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (fatber1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.