Thick-billed Berrypecker
Melanocharis crassirostris
Thick-billed Berrypecker (Melanocharis crassirostris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Thick-billed Berrypecker (Melanocharis crassirostris) is a member of the Melanocharitidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 18 g.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Melanocharitidae Berrypeckers, Longbills
- Genus Melanocharis
- Species crassirostris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 18 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Melanocharitidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Thick-billed Berrypecker is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Thick-billed Berrypecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Thick-billed Berrypecker (Melanocharis crassirostris) is a species of bird in the Melanocharitidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU montane nw, c New Guinea.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 18 g, with a wing length of about 7 cm and a tail of around 5.3 cm.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 119,000 km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Thick-billed Berrypecker?
The Thick-billed Berrypecker is a small bird that weighs around 18 g.
Where does the Thick-billed Berrypecker live?
The Thick-billed Berrypecker is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU montane nw, c New Guinea, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Thick-billed Berrypecker belong to?
The Thick-billed Berrypecker (Melanocharis crassirostris) belongs to the Melanocharitidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Thick-billed Berrypecker eat?
The Thick-billed Berrypecker is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Thick-billed Berrypecker migrate?
The Thick-billed Berrypecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
How large is the Thick-billed Berrypecker's range?
The Thick-billed Berrypecker has a mapped global range of about 119,000 km².
Conservation
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