Tit berrypecker
The tit berrypecker (Oreocharis arfaki) is a species of bird in the family Paramythiidae. First described by Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer in 1875, it is monotypic within the genus Oreocharis.[2] It is found in the New Guinea Highlands and more scarcely in northern parts of the island, in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]
Tit berrypecker | |
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Illustration by John Gould and W. Hart | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Paramythiidae |
Genus: | Oreocharis Salvadori, 1876 |
Species: | O. arfaki |
Binomial name | |
Oreocharis arfaki (A.B. Meyer, 1875) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Oreocharis arfaki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "ITIS Report: Oreocharis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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