| Fan-tailed berrypecker | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Melanocharitidae |
| Genus: | Melanocharis |
| Species: | M. versteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanocharis versteri (Finsch, 1876) | |
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.
The female is darker-colored and bigger than the male, an unusual feature for a passerine (Kikkawa 2003).
