Mid-mountain berrypecker

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Mid-mountain berrypecker
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.131846 1 - Melanocharis longicauda longicauda Salvadori, 1876 - Dicaeidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Melanocharitidae
Genus: Melanocharis
Species:
M. longicauda
Binomial name
Melanocharis longicauda
Salvadori, 1876

The mid-mountain berrypecker or lemon-breasted berrypecker (Melanocharis longicauda) is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Melanocharis longicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22718140A118815524. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22718140A118815524.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.