Fan-tailed Berrypecker

Melanocharis versteri

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Melanocharitidae
Genus
Melanocharis
eBird Code
fatber1

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.