Berrypeckers and Longbills

The Melanocharitidae, the berrypeckers and longbills, is a small bird family restricted to the forests of New Guinea. The family contains eleven species in four (sometimes three) genera. They are small songbirds with generally dull plumage but a range of body shapes.

Specie di questa famiglia

• Obscure Berrypecker Melanocharis arfakiana
• Satin Berrypecker Melanocharis citreola
• Thick-billed Berrypecker Melanocharis crassirostris
• Mid-mountain Berrypecker Melanocharis longicauda
• Black Berrypecker Melanocharis nigra
• Spotted Berrypecker Melanocharis piperata
• Fan-tailed Berrypecker Melanocharis versteri
• Spectacled Longbill Oedistoma iliolophus
• Pygmy Longbill Oedistoma pygmaeum
• Yellow-bellied Longbill Toxorhamphus novaeguineae
• Slaty-chinned Longbill Toxorhamphus poliopterus