Fan-tailed berrypecker

Fan-tailed berrypecker
Scientific classification
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 Melanocharitidae family. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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

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