- Source: 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.
The female is darker-colored and bigger than the male, an unusual feature for a passerine (Kikkawa 2003).
References
Kikkawa, Jiro (2003). "Flowerpeckers". In Christopher Perrins (ed.). Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds. Firefly Books. pp. 584–585. ISBN 1-55297-777-3.
External links
Image at ADW