Fan-tailed berrypecker

Fan-tailed berrypecker
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Melanocharitidae
Genus:	Melanocharis
Species:	M. versteri
Binomial name
	Melanocharis versteri; (Finsch, 1876)

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.

The female is darker-colored and bigger than the male, an unusual feature for a passerine (Kikkawa 2003).

References

^ 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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[iucn_status_11_November_2021-1] 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.

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