The spotted berrypecker 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, 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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(De Vis, CW 1898)
Reference:
Annual Rep. Brit. New Guinea 1896-1897, Append.
Protonym:
Ptilotis piperata
Type locality:
Suku, Vanapa Valley, southeastern New Guinea.
Link:
https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1898No23p41-96.pdf#page=46
Avibase ID:
23BC4AD759F323A7
Avibase ID:
avibase-23BC4AD7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/23BC4AD7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 920532
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Spotted Berrypecker [piperata or viridescens] ( Rhamphocharis crassirostris [piperata or viridescens]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Spotted Berrypecker [piperata or viridescens] ( Rhamphocharis crassirostris [piperata or viridescens]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Spotted Berrypecker [piperata or viridescens] ( Rhamphocharis crassirostris [piperata or viridescens]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Spotted Berrypecker [piperata or viridescens] ( Rhamphocharis crassirostris [piperata or viridescens]) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Spotted Berrypecker ( Melanocharis piperata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Spotted Berrypecker ( Melanocharis piperata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Spotted Berrypecker (Spotted) ( Melanocharis crassirostris piperata/viridescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Spotted Berrypecker (Spotted) ( Melanocharis crassirostris piperata/viridescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Spotted Berrypecker (Spotted) ( Melanocharis crassirostris piperata/viridescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Spotted Berrypecker (Spotted) ( Melanocharis crassirostris piperata/viridescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Spotted Berrypecker (Spotted) ( Melanocharis crassirostris piperata/viridescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Spotted Berrypecker ( Melanocharis piperata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Spotted Berrypecker ( Melanocharis piperata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Rhamphocharis crassirostris piperata [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Rhamphocharis crassirostris piperata [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Rhamphocharis crassirostris piperata [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Rhamphocharis crassirostris piperata [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Rhamphocharis crassirostris piperata [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Rhamphocharis crassirostris piperata [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Rhamphocharis crassirostris piperata [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Rhamphocharis crassirostris piperata [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Rhamphocharis crassirostris piperata [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Spotted Berrypecker ( Rhamphocharis piperata) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Rhamphocharis [crassirostris or piperata]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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