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Spotted berrypecker

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Species of bird

Spotted berrypecker
Male (upper left) and female (bottom) by W. Hart
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Melanocharitidae
Genus: Rhamphocharis
Species: R. piperata
Binomial name
Rhamphocharis piperata
(De Vis, 1898)

The spotted berrypecker (Rhamphocharis piperata) is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae. It is found in New Guinea. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the thick-billed berrypecker (Rhamphocharis crassirostris), but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021. The name "spotted berrypecker" references the spotted plumage that the female bird has.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Rhamphocharis piperata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
Taxon identifiers
Rhamphocharis piperata
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