Black Berrypecker

The Black Berrypecker is a species of bird in the Melanocharitidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

The Black Berrypecker is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Black Berrypecker (Melanocharis nigra) is a species of bird in the Melanocharitidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Melanocharis nigra. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. Stub icon This songbird-related article is a stub. More

Black Berrypecker, being found in lowland forest. In contrast the longbills live in lowland forests and low montane forests as well as on small islands around New Guinea. Amongst the berrypeckers there is a succession of species at different altitudes, with the Black Berrypecker being found in the lowlands, the Mid-mountain Berrypecker being found at lower altitudes (mid-montane) and the Fan-tailed Berrypecker being found near the treeline. More

Black Berrypecker (Melanocharis nigra) * Least Concern Black Berrypecker (Melanocharis nigra) Black Berrypecker (Melanocharis nigra) photo More material of this species * 2.7A perched bird...New Guinea, Sep 2007 mehdhalaouate * 2A brief view o... More

Black Berrypecker (Melanocharis nigra) = French: Piquebaie noir German: Weißbüschel-Beerenpicker Spanish: Picabayas Negro Taxonomy: Dicaeum niger Lesson, 1830, Manokwari, western New Guinea. Perhaps forms a species pair with M. arfakiana. Four subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution: * pallida Stresemann & Paludan, 1932 - Waigeo I, in West Papuan Is. More

* Black Berrypecker, Melanocharis nigra * Mid-mountain Berrypecker, Melanocharis longicauda * Fan-tailed Berrypecker, Melanocharis versteri * Streaked Berrypecker, Melanocharis striativentris Cnemophiloidea - The satinbirds (Cnemophilidae) are the second branch moved from the Corvida. These New Guinea endemics were once considered birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae), but now have their own family. More

Black Berrypecker The Black Berrypecker (Melanocharis nigra) is a species of bird in the Melanocharitidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. See more at Wikipedia.org... More

Melanocharis arfakiana Black Berrypecker, Melanocharis nigra Lemon-breasted Berrypecker, Melanocharis longicauda Fan-tailed Berrypecker, Melanocharis versteri Streaked Berrypecker, Melanocharis striativentris Spotted Berrypecker, Melanocharis crassirostrisToxorhamphus Yellow-bellied Longbill, Toxorhamphus novaeguineae Slaty-chinned Longbill, Toxorhamphus poliopterus Dwarf Honeyeater, Toxorhamphus iliolophus Pygmy Honeyeater, Toxorhamphus pygmaeum See more at Wikipedia.org... More

(`Melanocharis longicauda`) * Black Berrypecker (`Melanocharis nigra`) * Streaked Berrypecker (`Melanocharis striativentris`) * Fan-tailed Berrypecker (`Melanocharis versteri`) * `Obscure Berrypecker` Category:Melanocharitidae Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanochari * Melanocharitidae The `Melanocharitidae`, the `berrypeckers and longbills`, is a small bird family restricted to the forests of New Guinea. More

Black Berrypecker Melanocharis nigra = Described by: Lesson (1830) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range (1) Waigeo Is. (2) W. New Guinea and Misool Is. (3) N. and e. New Guinea and Yapen Is. (4) S. New Guinea and Aru Is. More

Black Berrypecker (Melanocharis nigra): 3 singles near Ekame and a pair with food at Varirata. Mid-mountain (Lemon-breasted) Berrypecker (Melanocharis longicauda): several at Tari. Fan-tailed Berrypecker (Melanocharis versteri): a few at Tari and Kumul Lodge. Yellow-bellied Longbill (Toxorhamphus novaeguineae): daily in the Kiunga area. Dwarf Honeyeater (Toxorhamphus iliolophus): singles near Ekame and at Varirata. Pygmy Honeyeater (Toxorhamphus pygmaeum): 2 at Ok Ma Road. More

contained Black Berrypecker, the only lowland representative of what was a life-family for us, and Western Black-capped Lory, but its most memorable inhabitants were the leeches We had been duly warned, so we wore rubber boots and soaked ourselves with every anti-pest preparation we possessed. Useless, useless. The trick was to have a quick walking stick and scrape the leeches off the boots before they gained the top, but they were pretty quick. More