The obscure berrypecker is a small passerine bird from the berrypecker family Melanocharitidae. It was described by the German ornithologist Friedrich Finsch based on a specimen collected on the island of New Guinea ; collected in 1867 in the Arfak Mountains. Another specimen was collected in 1933 in the mountains northwest of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, these two specimens are the only confirmed records of the species. Unconfirmed sight records have been made in regions of New Guinea; these suggest that the species is not rare, and is a resident of disturbed forest, able to cope with human modification of its habitat. All these sightings were all made in the mountains, which is consistent with the range of the rest of the berrypeckers, only the black berrypecker has a lowland range. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Finsch, FHO 1900)
Reference:
Notes Leyden Mus.
22 p.70
Protonym:
Dicaeum arfakianum
Type locality:
Arfak Mountains, New Guinea.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9646123
Avibase ID:
30AA9CB62B9A9F78
Avibase ID:
avibase-30AA9CB6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/30AA9CB6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561030
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Piquebaie obscur ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Piquebaie obscur ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Melanocharis arfakiana |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Melanocharis arfakiana |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Melanocharis arfakiana |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Obscure Berrypecker ( Melanocharis arfakiana) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melanocharis arfakiana |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melanocharis arfakiana |
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