Obscure Berrypecker

The Obscure Berrypecker is a drab olive coloured bird with a greyish wash on its upperparts. It resembles the female Black Berrypecker except that its wing linings and pectoral tufts are yellowish and the bill is pale coloured. The species is arboreal and probably is a solitary forager of fruit and small invertebrates obtained by hover-gleaning .

The Obscure Berrypecker is classified as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction.

Obscure Berrypecker (Melanocharis arfakiana) (Finsch, 1900) summary taxon grid map Wikipedia NatureServe Google: Web|Scholar ITIS Birdlife Google|Flickr Xeno-Canto - DATA DEFICIENT Order: Passeriformes Family: Melanocharitidae English: Obscure Berrypecker Scientific: Melanocharis arfakiana Protonym: Dicaeum arfakianum Avibase ID: 30AA9CB62B9A9F78 Taxomic Serial Number: More

although one species, the Obscure Berrypecker, is listed as data deficient. That species is known officially from two collected specimens, but unconfirmed reports suggest that it is not uncommon in remote parts of New Guinea. More

The 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 (to which the berrypecker family is endemic); collected in 1867 in the Arfak Mountains (now in Papua). More

* 2 1 1 7 1 Obscure Berrypecker (Melanocharis arfakiana) * 2 1 1 8 2 Black Berrypecker (Melanocharis nigra) * 1 1 8 3 Mid-mountain Berrypecker (Melanocharis longicauda) * 4 1 3 8 4 Fan-tailed Berrypecker (Melanocharis versteri) * 0 8 5 Streaked Berrypecker (Melanocharis striativentris) * 0 8 6 Spotted Berrypecker (Rhamphocharis crassirostris) * 1 1 8 9 Yellow-bellied Longbill (Toxorhamphus novaeguineae) * 1 1 More

Obscure Berrypecker (Melanocharis arfakiana) = French: Piquebaie obscur German: Arfakbeerenpicker Spanish: Picabayas Oscuro Other common names: Arfak Berrypecker Taxonomy: Dicaeum arfakianum Finsch, 1900, Arfak Mountains, New Guinea. Perhaps forms a species pair with M. nigra. Birds from Boana, in S Huon Peninsula, exhibit better-marked pale eyering than those in rest of range, but taxonomic significance, if any, of this is uncertain. Monotypic. More

oscuro, Obscure BerrypeckerMelanocharis nigra, picabayas negro, Black BerrypeckerMelanocharis longicauda, picabayas de pecho limón, Lemon-breasted BerrypeckerMelanocharis versteri, picabayas cola de abanico, Fan-tailed BerrypeckerMelanocharis striativentris, picabayas rayado, Streaked BerrypeckerMelanocharis crassirostris, picabayas manchado, Spotted BerrypeckerGénero ToxorhamphusToxorhamphus novaeguineae, picudo de vientre amarillo, Yellow-bellied LongbillToxorhamphus poliopterus, picudo de mentón pizarroso, Slaty-chinned LongbillToxorhamphus iliolophus, mielero enano, Dwarf HoneyeaterToxorhamphus pygmaeum, mielero pigmeo, Pygmy Honeyeater Ver más en Wikipedia.org... More

Obscure Berrypecker Melanocharis arfakiana 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Data Deficient Family/Sub-family Melanocharitidae Species name author (Finsch, 1900) Taxonomic source(s) Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993) Identification Population estimate Population trend Range estimate (breeding/resident) Country endemic? unset - More

Obscure Berrypecker Melanocharis arfakiana Black Berrypecker Melanocharis nigra Lemon-breasted Berrypecker Melanocharis longicauda Fan-tailed Berrypecker Melanocharis versteri Streaked Berrypecker Melanocharis striativentris Spotted Berrypecker Rhamphocharis crassirostris Plumed Longbill Oedistoma iliolophum Pygmy Longbill Oedistoma pygmaeum Green-crowned Longbill Toxorhamphus novaeguineae Slaty-headed Longbill Toxorhamphus poliopterus family links Berrypeckers Melanocharitidae - http://en.wikipedia. More

Honeyeater, Obscure Berrypecker, Mountain Peltops, New Guinea Wood‑swallow, Greater Melampitta, Magnificent Bird of Paradise and Greater Bird of Paradise. Day 9 - 11 Accommodation: Kumul Lodge Brown Sicklebill - Brian CoatesIn the morning we fly from Tabubil to Mount Hagen where we transfer to Kumul Lodge for three nights. The Lodge is located in upper montane forest. Most of the birds found here are not present in the lower elevations visited so far. More

Obscure Berrypecker Melanocharis arfakiana = Described by: Finsch (1900) Alternate common name(s): Arfak Berrypecker Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range Se. New Guinea. More

Obscure Berrypecker (Melanocharis arfakiana) = * last collected ca. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Melanocharitidae
Genus : Melanocharis
Species : arfakiana
Authority : (Finsch, 1900)