Berrypeckers and Longbills
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Melanocharitidae
The Melanocharitidae are medium-sized birds which feed on fruit and some insects and other invertebrates. They have drab coloured plumage in greys, browns or black and white. The berrypeckers resemble stout short-billed honeyeaters, and the longbills are like drab sunbirds. There are 10 species, all of which are restricted to New Guinea.
- Obscure Berrypecker Melanocharis arfakiana
- Black Berrypecker Melanocharis nigra
- Lemon-breasted Berrypecker Melanocharis longicauda
- Fan-tailed Berrypecker Melanocharis versteri
- Streaked Berrypecker Melanocharis striativentris
- Spotted Berrypecker Melanocharis crassirostris
- Yellow-bellied Longbill Toxorhamphus novaeguineae
- Slaty-chinned Longbill Toxorhamphus poliopterus
- Dwarf Honeyeater Toxorhamphus iliolophus
- Pygmy Honeyeater Toxorhamphus pygmaeum
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Papua New Guinea