The fan-tailed berrypecker (Melanocharis versteri) is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Fan-tailed berrypecker | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Melanocharitidae |
Genus: | Melanocharis |
Species: | M. versteri
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Binomial name | |
Melanocharis versteri (Finsch, 1876)
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The female is darker-colored and bigger than the male, an unusual feature for a passerine (Kikkawa 2003).
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Melanocharis versteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22718143A118815828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22718143A118815828.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Kikkawa, Jiro (2003). "Flowerpeckers". In Christopher Perrins (ed.). Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds. Firefly Books. pp. 584–585. ISBN 1-55297-777-3.
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