Fan-tailed berrypecker

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.

Fan-tailed berrypecker
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Melanocharitidae
Genus:	Melanocharis
Species:	M. versteri
Binomial name
Melanocharis versteri (Finsch, 1876)

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