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Spotted Berrypecker

Melanocharis piperata

Spotted Berrypecker (Melanocharis piperata) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.

The Spotted Berrypecker (Melanocharis piperata) is a member of the Melanocharitidae family found in Australia & Oceania.

We’re still expanding this profile. Verified detail — diet, behaviour, identification and more — is added as our editors and reviewers complete it.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Melanocharitidae Berrypeckers, Longbills
  4. Genus Melanocharis
  5. Species piperata

Where it lives

Montane east-central, northeastern (Huon Pen.) and southeastern New Guinea

Quick facts

Family
Melanocharitidae
Order
Passeriformes

Biology & behaviour

The Spotted Berrypecker (Melanocharis piperata) is a species of bird in the family Berrypeckers, longbills (Melanocharitidae), part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its breeding range covers AU montane ec, ne (Huon Pen.) and se New Guinea.

This profile is being expanded. We’re adding identification tips, calls, behaviour and conservation notes for the Spotted Berrypecker — one of the world’s many fascinating songbirds & perching birds. Spotted one? You can log it to your life list and share your photos with the flock.

Conservation

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