Berrypeckers and Longbills (Melanocharitidae)
Spotted Berrypecker (Rhamphocharis crassirostris) - HBW 13, p. 336
French: Piquebaie tacheté
German: Schlankschnabel-Beerenpicker
Spanish: Picabayas Moteado
Other common names: Thick-billed Berrypecker
Taxonomy: Rhamphocharis crassirostris Salvadori, 1876, Hatam, Arfak Mountains, New Guinea.
True affinities uncertain, and genus sometimes subsumed in Melanocharis; molecular studies required. Birds of this species from Huon Peninsula, currently included in race piperata, may represeent a separate taxon. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- crassirostris Salvadori, 1876 - NW & W New Guinea (Vogelkop and Snow Mts).
- piperata ( De Vis, 1898) - C ranges of E New Guinea, including Huon Peninsula.
- viridescens Mayr, 1931 - EC New Guinea (Herzog Mts; possibly also Kuper Range).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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female perched
Locality Ambua Lodge, Tari Valley, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp piperata)
Nik Borrow 3 July 2005 49 weeks ago 2.2
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